Error 1983 P Quarter Spitting Eagle Broad struck/ Off Center No Edge Reeding micro P?
lostincoins
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This to me is a nice find, it is a 1983 spitting eagle that is off center, looks a bit broad struck and has no edge reeding. I have to determine a value for this coin also as I will most likely be keeping it. Your opinions are welcome and any ideas as to a value would be helpful. Thank you in advance. Sorry about the bad pics if better pics are needed let me know and I will do what I can. Is the P mint mark a micro P?
I havent been around for a while as I was having many medical tests done and been feeling fairly under the weather but things are a bit better now.
I havent been around for a while as I was having many medical tests done and been feeling fairly under the weather but things are a bit better now.
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Erik
long time no talk. This is the only one I have seen like this, of course I have seen the spitting eagle but not with these other issues. Maybe I like error coins because of all my (medical) issues/errors lol.
Whats on the food and drink list for tonight? I am making a big pork roast in the slow cooker and going to make it into pulled pork with my own sauce....
As for this particular coin, I agree, it is a cool error. I think I've seen more ERROR '83-P Washies than non-error Washies (naturally, I'm just kidding), but the Philly Mint, in '83, seemed to have produced A LOT of broadstruck and off center Washie errors. I have a few currently (about a half dozen), and overall, a bunch have passed through my hands. I've had 2 '83-P Washie error w/no reeding. A lot of the ones I've seen, tend to develop a really nice blue toning, which I keep (sorry, none imaged). As for price, I can't help...all I can contribute is that the '83-P Washie errors are, well, I might go as far as to say plentiful. Hopefully, errorsoncoins or Fred, maybe Herb or Broadstruck, or someone, can chime in with help as far as pricing. The ones I've sold, though with reeding, and I don't know if a 'spitting eagle' is going to add a premium or not, but with the multitude of them, they tend to bring less than I had thought/hoped for...and it's due to the number of them out there.
Very neat variety....have no idea what it is worth. Varieties are hard to figure.
As to the value, I'm not sure either. It's one of those coins that fits into two categories (errors and varieties) and it might be tough to find someone who values it for both of these things. Someone may only want it for the off center aspect, or the splitting eagle aspect. I know there's a term for this you guys use for coins like this, but I can't think of it right now! It's also a late die state example, which may turn away someone who is valuing this coin for the variety, which is more prominent on an early die state specimen.
I think it's also important to note that the spitting eagle variety could have happened on any quarter 1932-1998 because it is the result of a die clash. This die pair must have, and did as evidenced by the late die state of this piece, produced many coins. I've also observed that die clashes on 1932-1998 quarters aren't very common for some reason and this may be why this year has been singled out for the "spitting eagle variety".
Edit: Sadly for 1983 quarters, Micro P is standard.
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Eric
1983 is a very common date for
Off Center Quarters, and I'm not
aware of any premium for the date,
because of this.....
As far as a value, not counting the
variety factor of the S/E, these
are worth about $20 or thereabouts.
value for the Spitting Eagle factor,
but in general, it doesn't seem to
pay to slab a $20+ coin.