Neat Coin Received in Change Today

FC57Coins

With Alabama quarters starting to circulate, I've been keeping an eye out in my change to see what comes up. Today as I was getting my change for an egg mcmuffin and coffee I received this:



Looked like a pretty beat up Alabama quarter which was odd, since they've only been in circulation for less than a month - anyway as I looked and turned the coin, this happened:



All of the sudden part of the lettering, including the mint mark dissapeared. When I brought it home and looked at it under a loupe, it appears that the coin was struck with a greased die, and the letters of United, Trust, and the mint mark, are almost invisible when you look at the coin at an angle. Weird and interesting little specimen.

Frank

ksteelheader

I'm telling you, there some gems to be found in pocket change....
.............Ken

Tonelover

Sell it on ebay, quick!

jonesy

I'll give you five dollars for it.
Glenn

Rampage

You will probably get $50.00 or so on eBay since it is the new state quarter.

paigowjohnny

Parasite/Kingcoin could probably take it on consignment and ask a million for it...even though it isn't a precious and rare die crack...

morganbarber

Cool Coin. I got a Delaware "the first stat" struck through grease in a bar when that was the current quarter. I asked the bartender for another four dollars in quarters trying to find another in his roll. He told me that the cigarette machine was broken and acted like I was crazy when I asked for the quarters anyway

ksteelheader

I got a 1966 Denmark dime for change today..........Ken

NumisEd

ksteelheader, that would be interesting, but you said in another post that you were in Denmark on vacation this week.