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<p>[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 64894, member: 1242"]phildelt370,</p><p><br /></p><p>State Quarter Errors are hot commodities at this time and probably will be for some time! It is hard to determine what someone would pay for the coin since there is very little information available on these except on eBay. I have seen some State Quarters that were missing the entire cladding on one side, sell for $20 or less while others have sold for $100 or more. A State Quarter that has only part of the clad missing on one side and is somewhat unique, will sell for much higher prices. To make a point, I found a 1999-P Connecticut State Quarter that was in AU condition and was missing about two-thirds of the cladding on the Obverse. The uniqueness of this coin was not in the missing cladding but the cladding that was still on the coin. The cladding that was still on the coin was on the left third and the dividing line (clad line) dropped from the rim around the second "T" in STATES down along Washington's forehead then cut in and out in a V around his' eye then dropped Southwest across his' nose then dropped South across LIBERTY to around the "U" in QUARTER to the rim. The portion that cut in and out around Washington's eye then Southwest across his nose, made Washington look like the "Phantom of the Opera". I noted this in the description of the coin on my Auction Listing when I placed it up for auction. Well, the coin sold for $305 which was more than I ever dreamed of getting for the coin and the Winning Bidder/Buyer was very well pleased with the purchase when he received it. You can view the coin by searching my (huntsman532ukm) completed auctions on eBay! Needless to say, I am on the lookout and searching every quarter I come across for more State Quarters with part of the cladding missing!</p><p><br /></p><p>If you were to decide to sell the coin, I would suggest trying to find out what the other error (struck through grease or other) is, if in fact it is an error! You can then decide whether to sell the coin to the Dealer, sell it on eBay or elsewhere. Unless the other error is something that would subtantially raise the value of the coin, I would say that the Dealer may be offering more than you could get for it on eBay and they get a listing fee to list it and a final price fee when it sells. It would be great if you could get the $250 that Fred Weinberg offered!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck...Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 64894, member: 1242"]phildelt370, State Quarter Errors are hot commodities at this time and probably will be for some time! It is hard to determine what someone would pay for the coin since there is very little information available on these except on eBay. I have seen some State Quarters that were missing the entire cladding on one side, sell for $20 or less while others have sold for $100 or more. A State Quarter that has only part of the clad missing on one side and is somewhat unique, will sell for much higher prices. To make a point, I found a 1999-P Connecticut State Quarter that was in AU condition and was missing about two-thirds of the cladding on the Obverse. The uniqueness of this coin was not in the missing cladding but the cladding that was still on the coin. The cladding that was still on the coin was on the left third and the dividing line (clad line) dropped from the rim around the second "T" in STATES down along Washington's forehead then cut in and out in a V around his' eye then dropped Southwest across his' nose then dropped South across LIBERTY to around the "U" in QUARTER to the rim. The portion that cut in and out around Washington's eye then Southwest across his nose, made Washington look like the "Phantom of the Opera". I noted this in the description of the coin on my Auction Listing when I placed it up for auction. Well, the coin sold for $305 which was more than I ever dreamed of getting for the coin and the Winning Bidder/Buyer was very well pleased with the purchase when he received it. You can view the coin by searching my (huntsman532ukm) completed auctions on eBay! Needless to say, I am on the lookout and searching every quarter I come across for more State Quarters with part of the cladding missing! If you were to decide to sell the coin, I would suggest trying to find out what the other error (struck through grease or other) is, if in fact it is an error! You can then decide whether to sell the coin to the Dealer, sell it on eBay or elsewhere. Unless the other error is something that would subtantially raise the value of the coin, I would say that the Dealer may be offering more than you could get for it on eBay and they get a listing fee to list it and a final price fee when it sells. It would be great if you could get the $250 that Fred Weinberg offered! Good luck...Frank[/QUOTE]
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