Wow, PCGS CoinFacts is taking my advice and correcting an error!
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I sent an email a couple months ago to PCGS CoinFacts in reference to the 2000-P/D/S Maryland Quarter.
The coin shows leaf clusters from the official MD state tree on the obverse.
PCGS CoinFacts(also used as a reference on the Mint Website) stated that the leaf clusters were from the "White Oak."
Well, they were close. It is a white oak, but it is called the Wye Oak.
The following is a copy of my email and then the positive response from CoinFacts.
***Hello,
I love and appreciate your historic facts about our U.S. coinage....thank you for being such a great reference source.
However, I must correct your encylcopedia about the official state tree on the 2000-p/d/s Maryland State Quarter.
You state, "Leaf clusters from the official state tree, the White Oak, and the nickname The Old Line State complete the selected design. Maryland is nicknamed the Old Line State in honor of its "troops of the line."
CoinFacts Link
Well, the official state tree was the "Wye Oak."(species: White Oak)....I can certainly understand your mis-interpretation.
Well, it's sad to say that a thunderstorm took the largest White Oak(MD's Wye Oak) in the U.S., down to the ground June 6, 2002.
I've visited this tree probably 100 times, and she was a majestic beauty......this was a very sad day for MD.
Below is an informative factual link for your review on this 400 year old tree.
Hopefully, you can use some of the info and update your MD. State Quarter database for more clarity on this most stunning tree.
DNR Link
Best regards,
GB
Coin Collector
58 Year Maryland Resident
And now for the response from CoinFacts............................
***Hi GB,
We are moving over to a new server in order to update Coin Facts. This would be a good opportunity for us to see how the updates work. Please give us a couple of days in order for us to show the updates online.
I revised the information a bit explaining some of the main attributes of the Wye Oak tree. What a shame for such a historic symbol not to exist any more. It makes you think that nothing is indestructible no matter how long at has been here and reminds us to appreciate some of these historical symbols.
Updates should be up by next week if everything goes as planned.
Best wishes and thank you very much for pointing this information out to us.
Jaime
Jaime Hernandez
PCGS Price Guide
800-447-8848
The coin shows leaf clusters from the official MD state tree on the obverse.
PCGS CoinFacts(also used as a reference on the Mint Website) stated that the leaf clusters were from the "White Oak."
Well, they were close. It is a white oak, but it is called the Wye Oak.
The following is a copy of my email and then the positive response from CoinFacts.
***Hello,
I love and appreciate your historic facts about our U.S. coinage....thank you for being such a great reference source.
However, I must correct your encylcopedia about the official state tree on the 2000-p/d/s Maryland State Quarter.
You state, "Leaf clusters from the official state tree, the White Oak, and the nickname The Old Line State complete the selected design. Maryland is nicknamed the Old Line State in honor of its "troops of the line."
CoinFacts Link
Well, the official state tree was the "Wye Oak."(species: White Oak)....I can certainly understand your mis-interpretation.
Well, it's sad to say that a thunderstorm took the largest White Oak(MD's Wye Oak) in the U.S., down to the ground June 6, 2002.
I've visited this tree probably 100 times, and she was a majestic beauty......this was a very sad day for MD.
Below is an informative factual link for your review on this 400 year old tree.
Hopefully, you can use some of the info and update your MD. State Quarter database for more clarity on this most stunning tree.
DNR Link
Best regards,
GB
Coin Collector
58 Year Maryland Resident
And now for the response from CoinFacts............................
***Hi GB,
We are moving over to a new server in order to update Coin Facts. This would be a good opportunity for us to see how the updates work. Please give us a couple of days in order for us to show the updates online.
I revised the information a bit explaining some of the main attributes of the Wye Oak tree. What a shame for such a historic symbol not to exist any more. It makes you think that nothing is indestructible no matter how long at has been here and reminds us to appreciate some of these historical symbols.
Updates should be up by next week if everything goes as planned.
Best wishes and thank you very much for pointing this information out to us.
Jaime
Jaime Hernandez
PCGS Price Guide
800-447-8848
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I don't know enough yet to correct PCGS. Maybe tomorrow.
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