Hi gang, New member here....wow what a great looking forum! Just visited a friend today who doesn't have internet and told him I'd check into a coin for him. Saw nothing on google and none listed on ebay. Is a 2000 South Carolina State Quarter. Face is perfect. Inverse has a large perfect bubble on one side. No holes in bubble. See no way to fake it. Hard to figure how it got released like this as it would really stick out in a roll. This is a BIG bubble...really remarkable. Didn't have camera with me so no pics but I could go back and take some later. The friend is out of work with the poor economy so he's interested in selling it should it be of value. Anyone know anything about these error quarters...never seen anything quite like it. Many thanks !!
Without pictures I can't be positive but in the past any quarters that had large bubbles in them turned out to be exposed to high heat causing the outer third of the "sandwich" planchet to warp and/or expand. Just my opinion and pics would help! Richard
Thanks Richard, This is a good friend of mine and he's hurting pretty bad right now for money. I'm hoping for him that this coin turns out to have some value. He sure could use it. Google search reveals no info about State Quarter errors except for Wisconsin. This one could be a one-of-a-kind or part of a minuscule release. No information is good news so far. I have a coin shop nearby that we'll take it by to and see what the guy says there. I really want to help my friend out. He's an older guy with no computer skills...much less ebay. I have lot's of time on ebay including selling old silver coins so I'm going to offer to put it on there for him. I'll definitely take numerous pics of it later this week and post here for everyone to see and further evaluation. Thanks so much!
Hi, Unfortunately, it won't be worth more than a quarter. The scenario where heat was applied to the coin is likely correct. Unless the "bubble" appears as a big chunk of raised metal that is obscuring the details. (An interior die break), the coin will have been fooled with post mint. High heat is what causes the bubble. Also, unless a dealer is expert in errors and anomalies of this type, you may get a misdiagnosis of what this is. A picture here would be worth a few hundred words. Thanks, Bill
i agree i think they got you there if it is indeed caused by heat anybody could probally make em so theres nothing special about that thanks.
CoinSilly: First, welcome to the forum. Second: The Face is called the obverse, the inverse is the reverse. Third: A bubble could be caused by exposure to heat. Without pictures, no opinion.
Hi FIR's Yep, that is the case. What you're saying makes sense. If someone took a regular coin and applied heat and raised up a dome, the details would remain on top. The dome/bubble on this one is obscuring/in place of, the coin details. No details at all. Will see if I can't run down and see the guy again today and get some pics. There's nutin' in it for me, just trying to help a friend. Many thanks fellas!
Hi guys, Many thanks again for your interest and assistance but this one's a bust. I only looked at it very briefly the first time. Went back today to take the pics and there is indeed full detail on top of the bubble and the bubble is not perfectly round or symmetrical. So it does appear that someone simply applied some heat ect...in an attempt to play with this coin for reasons unknown. I left it with him. But it was interesting to investigate. Picked up a bit more knowledge and that's part of what it's all about. Another day....another quarter! deflation
i have one like the one you all are talking about but mine is a little bit more strange i have a 2000 virginia with two bubbles one on the face and one on the tail i have been trying to find more info but i have not please help me out thank you all josh from corbin ky
thank you ikandiggit the thing about this coin is that its not the only one that i have like this all the other ones are clean and perfect but have the bubbles also and what about one that has no finish at all just a mat colored gray
