Still One Of My Favorites :)

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Broadstruck
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edited October 19, 2017 5:02AM in U.S. Coin Forum

This seated error evaded nearly a century and a half on a battlefield of mishaps scar free. Struck during a period when no one collected mint errors and coins as such quickly became love tokens or holed for suspension. Within the last few decades it also escaped being dipped bright white to showcase the error. So glad someone tucked it away and it managed being properly preserved by all collectors along the way.


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  • Voyageur
    Voyageur Posts: 351 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Simply Stunning !

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  • zippcity
    zippcity Posts: 1,328 ✭✭✭✭
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    beautiful coin

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  • oih82w8
    oih82w8 Posts: 13,206 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That is a darling of a quarter!

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  • grip
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    Mesmerizing.

  • ricko
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    That is a great coin..... and in a remarkable state of preservation..... Cheers, RickO

  • Boosibri
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    That’s sweet

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  • Treashunt
    Treashunt Posts: 6,748 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Love it!

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  • PQueue
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    Agreed, it's a beauty. What's the back story? How long have you owned it, when/where did you acquire it, what is the grade, etc.?

  • Broadstruck
    Broadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Thanks everyone! :)

    I've probably owned this for a decade or so.

    I was in the right place at the right time.

    At first glance beyond the error the host coin not only talked to me, but also walked and chewed bubble gum.

    It's in a older PCGS MS holder.

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  • mannie gray
    mannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Fantastic coin, and as the OP said, the fact that it survived at all is surprising and a testament to its previous (and current) caretakers.

  • WoodenJefferson
    WoodenJefferson Posts: 6,491 ✭✭✭✭
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    It was laying on top of the newly minted coins when the coiner spotted it and plucked it from eventual circulation. Preservation after it's lucky plucky has kept it in pristine condition. Nice specimen for this date and type of error.

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  • Broadstruck
    Broadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    In a perfect world doing a error type set with every coin as such would be awesome.

    Sadly even with Bob & Homer Simpsons budget to shake any coin like this out of the woodwork they just aren't out there.

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  • jedm
    jedm Posts: 3,266 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Broadstruck said:
    At first glance beyond the error the host coin not only talked to me, but also walked and chewed bubble gum. .

    But also walked and chewed bubble gum....LOL... I love the pull away toning at the date!

  • asheland
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    Awesome!

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  • Justacommeman
    Justacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Über cool!

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  • mvs7
    mvs7 Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I love it. Very cool, and great color!

  • kenwright396
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    thanks for showing

  • Kove
    Kove Posts: 2,057 ✭✭✭✭
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    Very impressive. The originality is great! Thanks for sharing.

  • 1630Boston
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    Nice coin indeed :smile:

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  • golden
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    Wow. Beautiful.

  • Broadstruck
    Broadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    FredWeinberg, Thanks for some of it's history.

    Being dated pre 1900 it didn't fit my 20th century type set, but once I saw it I had to own it.

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  • illini420
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    That one would certainly be one of my favorites too... cool piece!

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  • FredWeinberg
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    Sorry I can't remember more about it -

    I know the first time I ever saw it was
    at a coin show, but, as they said in this
    '50's R & R song:

    " I can't remember where, or when"

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  • DCW
    DCW Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Amazing coin!
    It is incredible that someone with the means took it out of circulation as a curiosity and preserved it.

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  • tradedollarnut
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    Love it

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  • CharlotteDude
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    That's a great looking and interesting quarter dollar there!

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  • CaptHenway
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    Mahvelous!!!

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  • Hadleydog
    Hadleydog Posts: 1,588 ✭✭✭
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    That is a gorgeous specimen. Love it!

  • lkeigwin
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    Fabulous! WTG, Broadstruck.
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  • coinsarefun
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    I think shortly after I joined this forum I saw you post this one. I kept the image ever since and look at it often.
    I hope you don’t mind sharing this beauty with me ;):)o:)
    I too love the originality of it.

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  • morgansforever
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    Beautiful mint error. Didn't you post and off center Morgan too, years back?

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  • Broadstruck
    Broadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Thanks Folks! :)

    afford, It's designated as 5% off center.

    coinsarefun, Enjoy! :)

    morgansforever, I still own that also and can post it again.

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  • astrorat
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    Beautiful! What's not to like?

    Well ... one improvement would be if the face value was just 5 cents less ... ;)

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  • Broadstruck
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    astrorat, Have you ever seen a Unc double dime error?

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  • FredWeinberg
    FredWeinberg Posts: 6,039 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    There as a Gem BU 1875 Twenty Cent Piece,
    struck 40% off Center at 12:00, in the Milt Cohen
    collection sold in 1981. My hand-written notes
    show that it was priced at $12,000 at that time -
    a huge amount for an error coin.

    I don't know who bought it, and as far as I know,
    it has not surfaced since then.

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  • Treashunt
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    Wonderful showpiece.

    Frank

    BHNC #203

  • Broadstruck
    Broadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @FredWeinberg said:
    There as a Gem BU 1875 Twenty Cent Piece,
    struck 40% off Center at 12:00, in the Milt Cohen
    collection sold in 1981. My hand-written notes
    show that it was priced at $12,000 at that time -
    a huge amount for an error coin.

    I don't know who bought it, and as far as I know,
    it has not surfaced since then.

    Wow will have to dig out Milt's catalog.

    $12K was a lot as that was a new Corvette or 1/3 of a house.

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  • Treashunt
    Treashunt Posts: 6,748 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Broadstruck said:

    @FredWeinberg said:
    There as a Gem BU 1875 Twenty Cent Piece,
    struck 40% off Center at 12:00, in the Milt Cohen
    collection sold in 1981. My hand-written notes
    show that it was priced at $12,000 at that time -
    a huge amount for an error coin.

    I don't know who bought it, and as far as I know,
    it has not surfaced since then.

    Wow will have to dig out Milt's catalog.

    $12K was a lot as that was a new Corvette or 1/3 of a house.

    1/3 of a house?
    You aren't from LI, are you. :)

    Frank

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  • FredWeinberg
    FredWeinberg Posts: 6,039 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    ...or from southern calif., back then!

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  • Broadstruck
    Broadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nope.... My parents paid $39K for a 4 bdrm, 2 bath house around the same times as the Milton sale.

    That's something I've kept in mind when holding a coin with such an asking price at a show and considering it.

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  • FredWeinberg
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    ....but that wasn't in L.A. in 1981, right?

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  • Broadstruck
    Broadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nope not L.A.... As if I lived in CA you'd see me so often I'd be calling you Uncle Fred by now ;):D

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  • thebeav
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    Boy, that is one sharp quarter !!

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  • FredWeinberg
    FredWeinberg Posts: 6,039 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    B/S - I don't doubt that, cousin !

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  • FredWeinberg
    FredWeinberg Posts: 6,039 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    (in case anyone reads my above post wrong,
    the B/S refers to Broadstruck - I'm not calling
    him out !)

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