I found one of these on monday morning in my pocket! I thought it was counterfeit or something because of the sound it made i my pocket. After some online reasearch.. i stumbled upon a few sites including this one and discovered its a mint error! Anyways, I'm guessing its an MS-62 or higher, D Mint, 2006 Nebraska reverse clad missing. Also, it feels lighter that a normal quarter, but I haven't weighed it yet. The reverse side is clearly all copper. The edge is all copper. Also, there are letters on the obverse side that are not fully standing out from the coin. The letters "MER" of AMERICA, "LI" of LIBERTY, and "QUA" of QUARTER are not very prominent. I'd like to ask its possible value. I found this coin on ebay. It is exactly the same except it was minted in Philadelphia and mine was minted in Denver. The coin on ebay sold for $1566. Just wondering if its common for these to sell for this much. Any input would be helpful. Also, I have no digital camera... I'll try and borrow a friends and photograph it. Thanks!
From what it sounds like you did find a neat one!....they can sell for a few hundred to over a thousand--it will depend on the date and such---if alot have been found of that state then the price might not be so high. Since this is a new issue State Quarter I would think that it might sell higher---post some photos---these are really neat errors to see. Speedy
I would suggest sending it to PCGS...you will need to find a coin dealer near you to do this as just anyone can't send a coin to them....I can't tell from the photos what it will grade---but it will cost you about $25+ to send it to PCGS. Speedy
Before you go sending the coin in for grading I suggest you get it accurately weighed just to make sure. You can do so at a jewelry store.
Thanks for the tips! I'll get it weighed for peace of mind... but would somebody really make a fake one... just to put it into circulation and trick someone like me? i'm 99.99% sure its the real deal.
Yes, they would, and they have many times. But more importantly there are other things that can cause the coin to look that way. That's why you need to know the weight - so you will know if it is a genuine clad error, a sintered planchet or just a toning issue.
Thats understandable... so i weighed the coin tonight. It's 4.7 grams on a digital scale that reads to one decimal place. Two significant figures is enough to convice me its real. That and the other features seem to add up. I put it up on ebay today, and i'm giving 10% to the Surfrider Foundation. Since I came upon it so easily i thought I might give a little to a good cause. And it was fun to find!! I'll definately be looking at my coins a little more closeley!
