Last night had the wine going and spotted this 1950 Washington quarter in a fatty with CAC. Realized this is an error coin and JA doesn't sticker them anymore. He did, but not anymore. Check with CAC and sure enough he did approve this one. Wait for auction end and drop a bid so high i won't lose. Hoping no one else was as crazy! And won it. It evidently was won a week or so ago and the winning bidder didn't want to pay because the reverse sticker on the holder was worn. I looked at the old auction. I wish I could have won it for what he paid. Cost me a bit more. But this one will be worth having! Not only did I buy the holder, I bought the sticker, and the coin inside is nice!
I just found where it was sold in 2015 through heritage. Before it's bean! I love pcgs they keep these auction histories up.
Yes, an error/mistake was made in the manufacturing of the die which was used to create your coin, making it a variety.
Are these technically Fatties? They aren’t really fat like the no line holders. I’ve never considered them fatties but have seen some people refer to them as fatties.
Also, congrats on winning the coin. Looks like an absolute blazer and having the CAC sticker is an added bonus!
Yes because there's no prongs. It is I'm pretty sure, the last gen before the prongs. I'm sure someone will come along and say it isn't. I just call it a fatty because technically it is a solid holder, no prongs
Just checked two of mine. The no line fatty is a slight bit smaller in width and height. But both are the same thickness.
No, this is not an error coin. The distinction is subtle. Basically, any variation on the die (doubling, RPM, cracks, etc) is a variety. Any variation in the manufacturing of the coin (planchet, striking, etc) is an error. Your coin is a variety. No, I don't believe these are traditionally considered "fatties." I'm not sure there is any definition for the slang term, but "no-line" and "fatties" are often used together - "no-line fatties." I don't even know where the term originated. But I know that I would not call the OP's slab a fatty. Maybe @Conder101 can shed some light on it?
Doubled dies are "die varieties" and not considered as Mint errors. A die variety is an UNINTENTIONAL FLAW on a die that existed before a single planchet was struck. Others include repunched mintmarks, over mintmarks, misplaced mintmarks to name a few. A "variety" is an INTENTIONAL MINOR CHANGE in the design. For example, 1960 large and small dates are "varieties."
Prongs have nothing to do with the holder being a “fatty.” Fatty refers to the thickness of the slab. The insert is irrelevant. Also, there were several different generations of holder between the no line fatties and the first pronged holder.
