Question that's been bothering me.

Sorry I haven't been on here in a while, had some medical issues that needed taken care of.
According to everything I've read and been told grease filled dies are not a major mint error right? My question is how the grease filled Kansas quarter In God We Rust is considered a major mint error, but a grease filled die say on a penny like the L missing in Liberty on a penny is not a major error? I believe that is kind of a double standard. I understand the denominations are different, but if it's good for coin why shouldn't it be good for another?

 

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It's not a major mint error.. People on ebay have made it out to be.. Very silly!

Ignore it and don't let it continue to bother you. It's a new year. Just relax.

 

I have some Denver mint quarters with the mm grease filled. My grandpa pulled them from circulation when they first came out. I need to come up with a catchy name for them so I can retire sooner rather than later.

 

Nah, later is better! Jim

 

It's not a major error. It's just a popular variety.

Popularity does not make it a major error. It just makes it more collectible.

 

Thanks for all your replies. I was just curious.

 

It's definitely not a major variety, it's a thing called marketing.

 

I agree it's just marketing. And it probably mainly got popular because the "Rust" . It's kinda funny to some people I guess.. and also probably because on the reverse of the same quarter has a variety error of an extra leaf. But yes, i had the same question a few weeks ago, did some research and it's really not that big of a deal.

 

Greasy D's...get them while they last!! Actually, sounds more like a greasy diner for the late nighters.

 

Good PR...
If you can't sell the steak, sell the sizzle

 

I feel like these would be interesting as well. I don't see many on ebay.

 

Did Pennsylvania start putting mint Marks on every coin they mint?

 

Pennsylvania, no. The US Mint in Philadelphia, not on the Cent but the P was added to other denominations. I forget in which year. The only time a P has appeared on the cent was in 2017.

 

The "P" mintmark for Philadelphia first appeared on silver war nickels from 1942-1945. It was on their Susan B. Anthony dollars from 1979-1999, then starting in 1980 it was on every coin they minted, except for Lincoln cents (which only had a "P" mintmark in 2017, to celebrate the 225th anniversary of the Philadelphia Mint).

 

Philadelphia, my bad, idk why I said Pennsylvania lol.. so since 1980 Pennsylvania has put a mint mark on every coin besides a penny (excluding 2017) . So therefore it is rare to find a no mint mark coin ( excluding pennies) from 1980 and up?

 

All coins should have a mintmark excluding cents, yes.

 

@Trkdvr What do you think the marketing on this one should be? I pulled it from a roll today. Made me thing of some type of STD or something