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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 5192648, member: 84179"]<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The 1970-S overstruck on a silver Canadian quarter came from a time period when a lot of “spectacular” errors left the SF mint. The strong consensus is that these coins had “help”. If you do a little research, you’ll see that the quarter overstruck on the Canadian quarter was part of a group of coins found in a Safety Deposit Box and sold by the state of California. It WAS NOT released into circulation, nor were other San Francisco “errors” from the early-mid 70s.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin wasn’t struck in San Francisco. Then there is the other minor detail pointed out by [USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER]. Your coin is clad. How can it be overstruck on a Canadian quarter that was silver?? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you’re going to continue to CRH for errors, I would recommend taking the $60 +/- you would spend for authentication and use it for some numismatic books or put it towards some ANA seminars. That would be a better use of the money, IMO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 5192648, member: 84179"]:wacky: The 1970-S overstruck on a silver Canadian quarter came from a time period when a lot of “spectacular” errors left the SF mint. The strong consensus is that these coins had “help”. If you do a little research, you’ll see that the quarter overstruck on the Canadian quarter was part of a group of coins found in a Safety Deposit Box and sold by the state of California. It WAS NOT released into circulation, nor were other San Francisco “errors” from the early-mid 70s. Your coin wasn’t struck in San Francisco. Then there is the other minor detail pointed out by [USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER]. Your coin is clad. How can it be overstruck on a Canadian quarter that was silver?? o_O :facepalm: :wacky: If you’re going to continue to CRH for errors, I would recommend taking the $60 +/- you would spend for authentication and use it for some numismatic books or put it towards some ANA seminars. That would be a better use of the money, IMO.[/QUOTE]
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