1831 Quarter Eagle Struck on a Dime

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  1. CoinBreaux

    CoinBreaux Well-Known Member

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  3. lovecoinswalkingliberty

    lovecoinswalkingliberty Well-Known Member

    Really nice coin. $46,000!!!!
     
  4. jwitten

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  5. baseball21

    baseball21 Well-Known Member

    Seems like it sold kinda cheap
     
  6. derkerlegand

    derkerlegand Well-Known Member

    How could it have gotten all the circulation to be in that condition?
     
  7. NSP

    NSP Well-Known Member

    Remarkably cool error. I wonder if when it circulated if people recognized it as a dime or as a quarter eagle? I’d be inclined to think it was viewed as a dime since it obviously wasn’t made of gold.
     
  8. Mainebill

    Mainebill Bethany Danielle

    That’s amazing it circulated that much. I bet everyone thought it was just another dime
     
  9. baseball21

    baseball21 Well-Known Member

    Bet they never really looked at it
     
  10. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    I think it is really cool! I too was surprised to see what it sold for.
     
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  12. Dougmeister

    Dougmeister Well-Known Member

    Very interesting find. Thanks for posting.

    Comparison pics to an actual 1831 Capped Bust dime and an 1833 $2.5 below.

    1831 dime.jpg
    1831 $2.5 on dime planchet.jpg
    1831 $2.5 XF40.jpg
     
    Last edited: Apr 9, 2018
  13. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    It probably circulated as a dime for 50+ years until it was discovered.
    And then it has been sitting in someones collection hidden away for 100 years.
    Awesome.
     
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