How long do they last?

Show the two you found. I have only found one.

 

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Well, I have read through all 4 pages of this thread. I believe that I found the correct spot to post a coin I have been holding onto for quite a while.
It seems that all the folks that keep returning over and over again to CT is in this very thread, so I think that the experts here can help me out with this coin.
Me being new to the forum, I don't want to make any mistakes here so I ask you all:
You see, I found this what I believe to be a 1967 SMS Washington quarter with many errors on it. I really want to sell it for as much money as I can get so I can retiree off the proceeds of the sale. So what MINT errors are there that would make this coin so valuable? what do you think it is worth? (did I get enough newbie questions in yet?)

Anyway, without further ado, here is my prize winning 1967 SMS quarter:

 

I believe you should start your own TPG company to attribute your amazing find! Then sell it to yourself so you can establish the market for it.

 

Agreed.

 

BRILLIANT!! Why didn't I think of that?

 

I’ve been here over a decade. Sometimes I post several times a day. Sometimes I don’t post anything for weeks or months. Depends on what’s going on in the coin world I suppose.

Some people get upset and find other forums. I’m sure many lose interest as so many people nowadays have fleeting attention spans for anything. I’ve found in life, the interesting, knowledgeable, intellectual types don’t pretend to know it all. They don’t talk as much and will ask questions. You often see the opposite of these characteristics in real life in the workplace and on forums.

 

Dang...I just noticed that on the 15th of last month, I had been here 10 years... doesn't that entitle me to a "like" from @GDJMSP

 

How about a like from me? Will that do?

 

Oh, you are asking for a lot. A Doug like is like a unicorn, people say they have seen them but I am doubtful.

 

...but you didn't click that "like" button did ya?

 

Not even for a million bucks?.

 

Let's see, cure for the common cold, peace in the Middle East or a " LIKE " from Doug. Which of these will occur first?

 

So, getting back to the OP, I joined CT late in life simply because I wanted to know more about coins and coin collecting since I've accumulated quite a few U. S., German, and Welsh coins that make up the lineage of our family. These coins, and all their history will be passed on to my daughter who has assured me that all of them will be kept and then passed on to her children. Many of the coins represent birthdays and special events throughout our family dating back to the late 1800's. Family legacy kept alive through coins, much more durable than papers or even photos.

 

I respectfully disagree. I think Mr. Nut makes a very valid statement.

 

Competition for Ed Wood!

 

There are times that the people that have been a member for quite a while, don't have the patience with Newbies because they ask questions that we did when we joined. I joined January 2019, which is only about 3 years ago. It is true that we do ask a lot of questions when we first join, but after a while, like me, I found out I had a lot to learn. My father taught me to listen until you can ask a question that will be informative. Coin Talk is a great place to get answers, but first, you need to listen. I get answers to coin collecting question from several different places. I appreciate the help I have gotten from Coin Talk, but I read The Numismatist from ANA, Coin World, and many other sources. I got a lot of information from Local Collectors, Coin Shops, and my uncle that lives 3,000 miles away in California.
I will say this again. The people I have met through many of the places I go, have been more than willing to help me. Then through my blog in Numismatist website. I did get in a quandary when I was going through my father's coin collection. A great deal of his coins were almost unreadable, and thanks to a member of Coin Talk, I was told that I needed to get a loop or magnifying glass so I could look closer at his coins. That opened another world for me. I'm, by no means, very knowledgeable about all his coins, but thanks to coin talk, many of my questions have been answered. I have been keeping a journal about my life since I was 17. Any question that I have, I write it in my journal, leaving space for an answer, if or when it ever comes. I still have gaps in my journals, awaiting answers, hoping and praying that one day I will find out the answers I have been looking for. Thanks and many thanks for helping me through a divorce, a death of my son and the birth of my grandson. All of those that are a part of this fantasy of coin collecting, stay with it. One day, you too, will get answers to your questions.

 

Powerful my friend!

 

#1: Peace in the Middle East

#2: Cure the Common cold;

#3: Hell freezes over

#4: Doug gives a like.

 

It seems to me that when someone is told that their YouTube coin is not a million dollar error coin, they get grumpy and go away.