I heard a rumor the other day, and thought I'd "throw it out" to members on this site for opinions and discussion. I was told that the 2000 New Hampshire quater was one to watch out for and to collect, because "The Man In The Mountain", as we all know, is no longer there as it has broken off and fallen away.The quarter in question shows a "face" on the side of a mountain. Any thoughts?
In round numbers there were over 600,000,000 "P" mint NH quarters. And almost 500,000,000 "D" mint NH quarters. The fact that the "Old Man in the Mountain" has ceased to exist in the real world has no impact numismatically on the value of the NH quarters. Although there are "those" who would try to make people think differently.
Not sure about the rumor but it is very sad that it is infact no longer there. I remember seeing it for myself when I was younger. It was a real sight to behold.
+1. Well said. There may be some novelty value in the short term but long term value will likely be unaffected. TC
It was featured in a Nathaniel Hawthorne story called "The Great Stone Face". I was so impressed with the story that I had to make the long drive north to see it when I went to New Hampshire in 1978. I still have a picture of it somewhere. It's a real shame that it is no longer there.
The "Old Man" is gone! It is an unfortunate fact of nature. Water seeping into small cracks and then freezing will expand the crack ever so slightly. The next year the water freezes and makes the crack a little larger. This process can go on and on for centuries. It's like driving a steel wedge into a log to split it. The same thing is happening at Mt. Rushmore and at Dinosaur National Park. Chris
Using that logic you would also "watch out for and collect": 1999 Connecticut Quarter because the Charter Oak depicted on the coin is no longer there having been uprooted by a hurricane in 1856. 1999 Delaware Quarter because the horse Rodney is riding is dead. Every coin depicting a real person because every one of them is dead and "no longer there".
Watch the FL quarter! lower mintage and the Space shuttle only has two more flights and it will be gone!
