I have a 2009 District of Columbia quarter that is missing the 9 from the date mark. Under very close inspection, at certain angles, you can barely see a 9. It definately looks like a mint error. Has anyone else seen one of these?
post pictures to really tell you what it is..could be Post Mint Damage (PMD) or a grease filled die..but that is taking a stab without seeing pictures
Thanks for the response. I am getting back into coin collecting after being out of it for quite some time. Seems like when I was kid error coins were worth a decent amount of money. Not the case on newer coins?
Some still are but greased-filled dies are fairly common and not generally considered an error. Some people collect them because they are interesting but as having a high dollar value, not unless they are very unusual. I keep most that I find just because I like them. Ken Potter's site lists some of the newer errors with values. You'll notice that some of the "grease filled" die errors have a higher value but there is a diminishing market for them because they are fairly common: http://koinpro.tripod.com/ErrorVarietyList.htm
Error coins still can be look up a 55DDO Cent or a 41/42 Dime or a Double Denomination. But minor clips, grease filled dies don't command much as they are not really rare.
