if these are polished dies, are they considered "errors"? the 3rd and 4th pic are of the same coin. silver plated?
these are from polished dies , I don't think they would be considered as a error coin. I'm not sure about the coin you have that looks all silvery color. the coin you have in the first photo that has a hole in Washington's neck , I have full rolls of them saved from my mint roll sarching. on these coins the die had something stuck on it and kept striking the quarters with the identical hole in the neck. I think these are cool looking.
While the fields are almost always where die polish is most evident, it can definitely be found on the high points of a design (in the recesses of the die). This is more true of some designs than others. The high points of the design are generally better protected, and therefore less often abraded in the process. - Mike
the die polishing on the state quarters occurs above , below and inside Washington's ear and seperates his ponytail from the design like the one in this thread.
The inside of the ear is about the same height as the field on the die. It's understandable that it appears to be shallow. Once the field surrounding the ponytail is polished away, it begins to show separation from the rest of the hair similar to the "floating" leaves on some of the Morgan's and the 3-legged Buff. I stand by my comment. Chris
does anyone think they might have a value like the buff years from now? then I would save them for grandkids. ( my daughter is only 11 so I hope it is a long ways away,40 years)
these very well may be worth keeping for the kids and grandkids. I have thousands of minor error and variety coins I'm keeping and maybe someday the grandkids may appreciate it and then again they may throw them away. it looks like our newer generation is only interested in computer games and facebook.
well in the jar they go. I know what you mean. my daughter is 11 and the same way. if she didn't go to school she probably would not know what grass is
