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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kasia, post: 3459496, member: 31533&quot;]Here is one I found in a roll I got from the bank: <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/droppedletterquarter_g-jpg.137544/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is a dropped letter error, you can see where the G from In God We Trust &#039;dropped&#039; and left a retained impression next to the mintmark. This was both a very clear example and the coin graded gem quality at MS66. So I sold it for ~200 to someone. It cost me .25 plus the grading fee.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another one that only cost me .01 and grading fees. Sold for 87.00. It is an error coin, as it&#039;s reverse has the &#039;wide&#039; AM in America. It is a 1999 cent.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/1999wideam001b-jpg.135113/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So, subtracting costs for grading and the insured postage for return (dropped off coins at a coin show so no postage to get them in), I made around 200.00 on just these two coins. I don&#039;t usually get my coins slabbed, but in both these cases, I think I got more money selling with the slabs. </p><p><br /></p><p>My point is if you are looking for coins that have value and want to find them rather than buy, start educating yourself on what to look for. But be fore-warned. Money wise for time spent, you are better off just working to earn money to spend on coins to buy. I actually suggest you do that. Get a second job, part time, if necessary, and use that income to purchase coins you think might gain value. Then hold on to them long term and see if they do. If you are lucky, have an eye for coins that will appreciate, and the good luck to not need to liquidate your collection at any point too soon, then you might make a bunch from this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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