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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nds76, post: 36072, member: 1083&quot;]Flawed WI quarter worth up to $600</p><p><br /></p><p>(AP) - Some Wisconsin quarters issued last year are turning out to be worth considerably more than 25 cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin collectors say quarters with two variations in the design of a cornstalk on the back of the coin have been spotted in Tucson, Ariz., and San Antonio.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rick Snow, who owns Eagle Eye Rare Coins Inc. in Tucson, said he started paying $50 each for the quarters when he learned of them. &quot;As soon as word got out about that, the prices escalated,&quot; Snow said.</p><p><br /></p><p>On Monday, he was offering a set of three Wisconsin quarters - the normal one, one with a leaf marking pointed up and a third with the marking pointed down - for as much as $1,099. Individual coins with the variations were selling for $500 to $600, depending on condition, he said.</p><p><br /></p><p>The U.S. Mint, which produced 453 million Wisconsin quarters for its state coin series, is trying to determine how the differences came about.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Throughout history, there have been some instances of variations - very, very rare instances,&quot; said U.S. Mint spokesman Mike White. &quot;If there is any kind of situation like this, we just take a very close look at the process and all the different steps.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.wwmt.com/engine.pl?station=wwmt&amp;id=14292&amp;template=breakout_state.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wwmt.com/engine.pl?station=wwmt&amp;id=14292&amp;template=breakout_state.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.wwmt.com/engine.pl?station=wwmt&amp;id=14292&amp;template=breakout_state.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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