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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikediamond, post: 56453, member: 1859&quot;]Extensive damage to a die is rare, and, since it also causes a dramatic change in a coin&#039;s appearance, will appeal to error collectors of many stripes.&nbsp; The &quot;extra leaf&quot; Wisconsin quarters are a case in point.&nbsp; Both represent die damage -- either die gouges or semicircular die dents -- that was inflicted after hubbing was completed and possibly after the dies were installed.&nbsp; Their depth, clarity, and fanciful resemblance to leaves, all combined to make them unusually popular.&nbsp; Tremendous hype also helped.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finefin&#039;s quarter shows an even more dramatic example of die damage, but one that will not even approach the value of the extra leaf quarters.&nbsp; The damage is irregular, which has less appeal for collectors.&nbsp; The marketplace is perverse in its preferences. Also, there&#039;s the hype factor.&nbsp; Before they were publicized, the extra leaf quarters were selling on eBay for less than $50 a pop.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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