Wisconsin High/Low Leaf Quarters...

LeeBone

Has anyone here found one of these in circulation or am I wasting my time looking and thinking it could happen
Just wondering...

crypto79

I have never even heard of one graded below 55 which is just a scruffy slider on clad grading.

drei3ree

No, you're not wasting your time. Last fall, I found one in my change and I always look (sorry, sold it and no pic--was probably 58). I like the WLL almost as much as the 55 DD Lincoln.

ctf_error_coins

If you were to look for anything, I would go for a cheerios dollar that got spent by some kid

LeeBone

<< <i>If you were to look for anything, I would go for a cheerios dollar that got spent by some kid >>



Oh, I look for those too....along with a loooooong list of others. Just thought I would use the Wisc Quarts for a quick example.

tahoe98

...you probably keep an eye out for these too.

erwindoc

<< <i>If you were to look for anything, I would go for a cheerios dollar that got spent by some kid >>



I used to look through rolls and rolls of these thinking the same thing. Now they are diluted by the presidential dollars and it makes roll searching that much more difficult.

halfhunter

Recently I have been seeing new looking SHQs in pocket change, all the way back to 1999s.
Looks like a lot of folks that had saved these are turning them in now, or backlog at the counting facilities is working it's way down.
So yes there could be some that are just now making their way into circulation for the first time . . .

Never know unless you look ! ! !

JMO

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HIGHLOWLEAVES

Halfhunter is right on. I have also noticed several nice SHQ s in change recently. As far as Extra Leaf quarters in change, there is always the chance you can find one. It helps if you are living in AZ or South Texas where the coins were distributed. I live near SA, Tx and have been told that local coin shops have not been getting much in now. I found my last quarter which was a Low Leaf in change in Austin, Tx two years ago.

TwoSides2aCoin

They'll be found..., and when they are, there will be buyers waiting in the wings like corn in the field.

Timbuk3

I hope I get to find one !!!

HIGHLOWLEAVES

Hi Lee, I recently won the worst looking WI Extra Leaf Low quarter that I have ever seen. It couldn't grade better than VF and has things growing on it. I mention this because this coin had to have been in circulation since 2004 in the SA, Tx area and then someone pulled it out of change recently and put it on Ebay. It helps if you go through coins in the areas in which the coins were released into circulation but they may have migrated some before being scooped up. Here in South Texas, I don't find many Wisconsin quarters in change. I think here in the SA, Tx area; people kept every WI quarter they could find hoping some would be a $500 coin someday again !!

Onedollarnohollar

Have any of the High/Low leaf Wisconsins ever been found in the Mint boxes? The boxes sell for a premium so I'm just curious.

cladking

<< <i>Have any of the High/Low leaf Wisconsins ever been found in the Mint boxes? The boxes sell for a premium so I'm just curious. >>



Not so far as anyone is letting on.

It's very unlikely. Perhaps people don't know this and pay a premium to search them.

pf70collector

Still have my NGC MS 66 of the low/high relief, though probably bought it for more than it is worth today.

tightbudget

Keep looking. You never know.

HIGHLOWLEAVES

The chance of finding a WI Extra Leaf quarter has almost faded away. I live in the SA, Tx area and I understand that few are being offered to local dealers anymore. I purchased a High Leaf a couple of months ago from a local shop. The employee said that he had found it while looking through a box of quarters from a local bank. One good thing, now that the scarce coins have been circulating for 9 years, most people wouldn't even be looking for them anymore. A thin high leaf is probably easier to find in change since they are harder to spot. USM boxes and bags never had the extra leaf coins in them. Good luck in your search. Happy Holidays.

BAJJERFAN

Does anyone have a definitive story about the making and release of these?

cmerlo1

I worked at Dave & Buster's in Austin when these were discovered. Knowing I collected coins, I had numerous waiters, waitresses, and bartenders bring them to me to confirm they were the variety- they had gotten them as tips. Since this area was one of the ones where they were concentrated, I bought boxes of quarters from the bank, and never found a single one.

Then, in 2007, I stopped at a convenience store for a drink and got a low leaf in change. It graded AU-58 at ICG. That's the only one I ever found, and one of the better circulation cherrypicks I've made.

cladking

Varieties spread out from their points of release. The farther away they go the lower
the grade they'll be found. That most were intercepted just means a lot fewer are available
to "spread out". That people look for these reduce the chances further. There are, no doubt,
a very few in circulation but the odds of finding them are quite low.

With varieties of current coin like these it's not unusual that they find their way back into cir-
culation because they get mixed in with other coins by various means. The number actually
in circulation eventually reaches a steady state at a very low number.

joeykoins

Yes! It definitely is worth it. Just as earlier mentioned. Years ago I found the beloved 1999 "Wide A.M." variety on the sidewalk. I sent it in to across the street and it came back 64RB. You don't know how pleased and thrilled I was. I end up selling it for $200 at a show to Larry Briggs. I'm now having regrets,because not only because of the story behind the variety but also, it was the #1 Wide A.M. graded by NGC. Keep on hunting and don't be discouraged. -joey One more thing... How sad and unfortunate it is for those that aren't aware or just don't care of the error/variety aspect of collecting. So much a part of the hobby.