That's actually a nice looking coin. The color is a bit mottled but gives the piece an interesting look. Do you have a large collection of annealed coins? If so please show us a few of them. Bruce
Nice one Avalon. Some of these are quite questionable to the average collector, and are just tossed into a spend pile. Having one graded separates the true error from what folks are pawning off to an unexpected buyer on Ebay, and every other site.
Because it's a legit mint error and it looks good. Those are hard to find. Here are 2 from my collection
Because that type of error is rare. Incomplete planchet errors, clips, are common. Grease filled errors are common. Die cracks and many other errors are common but improperly annealed errors are more rare. The rare ones are the ones you want to have slabbed.
It's a cool error. The few quarters on Heritage with the same error all sold for under $100, so it seems to be a losing proposition for all those people out there thinking their stained, toned or ED quarter is going to make them rich.
Well, I guess that I'm wrong again. I thought something minorly spilled on the coin and took away the plating. I personally think it's ugly but it seems like it's great from an "error" point of view.
On a quarter It's actually clad not plating. There are many coins that are altered due to harsh chemical exposure. Only a trained specialist can tell the difference between a true improperly annealed planchet and an post mint altered coin.
