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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 2554777, member: 24633&quot;]How many times have you found a Mint Error and wondered what the range of grades was for certified specimens? Unfortunately, you will never know since Mint Errors are not included in the census because there are just too many possibilities for classifying them. That is what I expected when I found a Mint Error in a proof set.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 2005, I ordered four sets of the 10-piece Silver Proof Set. Two of them were for me and two of them were for a friend who did not have a computer to access the Mint&#039;s online services. When they finally arrived, I noticed that two of the sets had the Kansas State Quarter with a die gouge on the butt of the buffalo. (Note: These first images were taken with the coins still in the Mint case, and all the marks you see are from the cardboard dust and blemishes on the plastic.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]549672[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]549671[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I gave one of these error sets to my friend, and I kept one to submit to NGC for grading. You don&#039;t know how happy I was when this coin came back PF70UCAM because it was just hit-or-miss on my part not knowing if some of the marks were on the coin or the case.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]549680[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Naturally, I had no way of knowing how many of these errors existed, but I did know that another collector claimed that he received ten of these sets from the Mint and he was giving some of them to family members as gifts (Source: Coin World). So, I knew there could be at least twelve specimens, and I&#039;d just have to wait and see if any others surfaced.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, this did involve some risk-taking because usually the first ones offered for sale often sell for more than subsequent specimens. Well, several years went by and no new specimens were found nor were any listed for sale. Then in 2012, the Cherrypickers Guide, 5th Edition, Volume II was released. I was surprised to learn that the Kansas proof quarter was added as a variety, FS-901, and I immediately resubmitted it to NGC for the attribution. This meant that the coin would now be listed in the NGC Census. As it turned out, the NGC Census listed three specimens, but mine was the only one at PF70UCAM.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hooray! This was the first &quot;Top Pop&quot; coin I had ever owned, and it was doubly sweet because I discovered it. I continued to bask in glory for about six weeks when I was contacted by a collector&#039;s agent in California. He offered me $1,000 for it. Obviously, I accepted because you never know (where modern proof coins are concerned) when another PF70UCAM might come along &quot;to share the throne&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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