Good morning everyone,
I know this is off topic, but just wondering if anyone here has heard about the Wisconsin Quarter (2004)? I believe they stopped making them, because something about an extra leaf? - dont know, really. Anyway, I found one in my purse yesterday and my sister told me that they were worth up to almost $1,500.00 ???? Has anyone ever heard of this? Just curious.
Hope everyone has a great day.
Love,
Marie
xoxoxox
Here ya go Marie- I collect coins too
Prices rising for Wisconsin quarters
with extra 'leaves'
By William T. Gibbs
COIN WORLD Staff
Noncollectors have joined collectors in the excitement over the 2004-D Wisconsin quarter dollars with what some hobbyists are describing as "extra leaves."
COMPARE THE extra leaf or husk indicated by the arrows on each of the two 2004-D Wisconsin quarter dollars to the same area of the design on a normal coin. If your coin has one of these extra "leaves," it could be worth $100 or more!
Hobbyists have identified two "varieties," generally described as "Extra Leaf Up" or "Extra Leaf Down." The unusual coins have raised lines along the left side of the ear of corn on the reverse that some say resemble "leaves."
Prices for the coins, which started trading at less than $100 each, have risen to several hundreds of dollars each and higher. One Tucson, Ariz., dealer as of Feb. 9 was selling sets containing one of each variety and a normal example for prices ranging from $450 to $1,100 depending on grade (in the medium range of Mint State).
Higher grade pieces were bringing even higher prices; the Tucson firm's Web site lists an example of the "Extra Leaf Up" version of the coin in Mint State 68 (rated on a scale of 1 to 70, with 70 representing perfection) at a price of $1,499 (with a notation that it had been sold).
News of the coins began circulating in January. As 2004 ended, two dealers at a different coin shop in Tucson reported finding a handful of 2004-D Wisconsin quarter dollars with some curious additions to the ear of corn that makes up part of the reverse design. The coins appeared to have an extra leaf or husk, some with the "leaf" pointing upward and the other with one pointing downward to the head of cheese. As of early February, the coins were being found in Arizona and Texas.
Only coins struck by the Denver Mint are affected. They can be identified by the D Mint mark on the obverse of the coin, positioned to the right of the back of George Washington's neck and below the motto "In God We Trust."
The cause of these extra "leaves" is uncertain. Mint officials who have examined photographs of the two "varieties" claim they are nothing more than random damage (gouges) to the two dies that struck the coins. However, as news of the coins spread nationwide via print, Web and broadcast media, Mint officials Feb. 8 promised to examine Mint records again and to report their findings on the coins.
While Mint officials initially believed the marks on the coins are the result of accidental damage to the dies, some dealers and collectors who have examined the coins suspect the marks were deliberate if unauthorized modifications to the dies by a Mint employee.
Whatever the cause of the "leaves," interest in the 2004-D Wisconsin quarter dollars has been high, with collectors and noncollectors alike searching their change in the hope of finding an example or two.
How can you determine whether your coin has one of these extra "leaves"?
Compare your coins to the images shown here (we illustrate both leaf varieties with a normal Wisconsin quarter dollar supplied for comparison).
The coin that dealers have taken to describing as having an "Extra Leaf Up" features a thin, raised line curving from the head of cheese to the leftmost husk. The extra line actually does not resemble a leaf or corn husk, having no design definition to it at all; it is simply a curved line, raised above the surface of the coin. If this were a deliberate alteration to the die, it is not very artistically done.
The extra leaf or husk on the coin that is being described as having an "Extra Leaf Down" is much more elaborate and is positioned in a different location than the other. The base of this "leaf" begins near the base of the ear of corn, curves to the left away from the ear, narrowing to a point that rests on the surface of the head of cheese. This leaf almost appears ribbed. Near its base, you can see where it crosses one of the husks, as though it were transparent. If this leaf were deliberately added, it was not very well executed; a talented engraver would have either tucked the husk behind the others or would have placed it on top, where it would have obscured the husks beneath it without a hint of transparency.
How important are these finds? Will current prices stabilize, continue to rise, or freefall?
It is certainly too soon to answer these questions. The excitement is real, and so are the prices the coins are bringing. Anyone having a 2004-D Wisconsin quarter dollar definitely should examine it carefully. You may own one of these valuable coins.
Prices rising for Wisconsin quarters
with extra 'leaves'
By William T. Gibbs
COIN WORLD Staff
Noncollectors have joined collectors in the excitement over the 2004-D Wisconsin quarter dollars with what some hobbyists are describing as "extra leaves."
COMPARE THE extra leaf or husk indicated by the arrows on each of the two 2004-D Wisconsin quarter dollars to the same area of the design on a normal coin. If your coin has one of these extra "leaves," it could be worth $100 or more!
Hobbyists have identified two "varieties," generally described as "Extra Leaf Up" or "Extra Leaf Down." The unusual coins have raised lines along the left side of the ear of corn on the reverse that some say resemble "leaves."
Prices for the coins, which started trading at less than $100 each, have risen to several hundreds of dollars each and higher. One Tucson, Ariz., dealer as of Feb. 9 was selling sets containing one of each variety and a normal example for prices ranging from $450 to $1,100 depending on grade (in the medium range of Mint State).
Higher grade pieces were bringing even higher prices; the Tucson firm's Web site lists an example of the "Extra Leaf Up" version of the coin in Mint State 68 (rated on a scale of 1 to 70, with 70 representing perfection) at a price of $1,499 (with a notation that it had been sold).
News of the coins began circulating in January. As 2004 ended, two dealers at a different coin shop in Tucson reported finding a handful of 2004-D Wisconsin quarter dollars with some curious additions to the ear of corn that makes up part of the reverse design. The coins appeared to have an extra leaf or husk, some with the "leaf" pointing upward and the other with one pointing downward to the head of cheese. As of early February, the coins were being found in Arizona and Texas.
Only coins struck by the Denver Mint are affected. They can be identified by the D Mint mark on the obverse of the coin, positioned to the right of the back of George Washington's neck and below the motto "In God We Trust."
The cause of these extra "leaves" is uncertain. Mint officials who have examined photographs of the two "varieties" claim they are nothing more than random damage (gouges) to the two dies that struck the coins. However, as news of the coins spread nationwide via print, Web and broadcast media, Mint officials Feb. 8 promised to examine Mint records again and to report their findings on the coins.
While Mint officials initially believed the marks on the coins are the result of accidental damage to the dies, some dealers and collectors who have examined the coins suspect the marks were deliberate if unauthorized modifications to the dies by a Mint employee.
Whatever the cause of the "leaves," interest in the 2004-D Wisconsin quarter dollars has been high, with collectors and noncollectors alike searching their change in the hope of finding an example or two.
How can you determine whether your coin has one of these extra "leaves"?
Compare your coins to the images shown here (we illustrate both leaf varieties with a normal Wisconsin quarter dollar supplied for comparison).
The coin that dealers have taken to describing as having an "Extra Leaf Up" features a thin, raised line curving from the head of cheese to the leftmost husk. The extra line actually does not resemble a leaf or corn husk, having no design definition to it at all; it is simply a curved line, raised above the surface of the coin. If this were a deliberate alteration to the die, it is not very artistically done.
The extra leaf or husk on the coin that is being described as having an "Extra Leaf Down" is much more elaborate and is positioned in a different location than the other. The base of this "leaf" begins near the base of the ear of corn, curves to the left away from the ear, narrowing to a point that rests on the surface of the head of cheese. This leaf almost appears ribbed. Near its base, you can see where it crosses one of the husks, as though it were transparent. If this leaf were deliberately added, it was not very well executed; a talented engraver would have either tucked the husk behind the others or would have placed it on top, where it would have obscured the husks beneath it without a hint of transparency.
How important are these finds? Will current prices stabilize, continue to rise, or freefall?
It is certainly too soon to answer these questions. The excitement is real, and so are the prices the coins are bringing. Anyone having a 2004-D Wisconsin quarter dollar definitely should examine it carefully. You may own one of these valuable coins.
Thanks Danny - wow, thats alot of info.
Yup, thats the one I have. Guess I'll just hold onto it and save it - I'm not really a coin collector - just excited that I was lucky enough to have one of these coins.
Take care.
Marie
Yup, thats the one I have. Guess I'll just hold onto it and save it - I'm not really a coin collector - just excited that I was lucky enough to have one of these coins.
Take care.
Marie
