Sorry to just say that out like that... I was talking to this old biker guy yesterday, and he told me that a double-stamped quarter would be some money. So I was wondering if anybody has seen or had one, and could help me out on this. Thanks in advance.
Well - it might be worth a quarter - or it might be worth a couple thousand dollars But seriously - it depends on many things - the year, the mint mark, the condition of the coin, if it is really doubled or not or if it is just mechanical doubling. Can you provide a pic or a scan of the coin ?
I'll try to get one tomorrow, when I install the DigiCam program so I can do that. Whatever I just said there.
Ok, I got the picture of the quarter. Here it is. The first one is the quarter itself. And the one underneath is the closeup of the edge where the "weirdness" is.
It's worth about 25 cents. On ebay you could hype it up a little more - maybe a few dollars. It is not double stamped, but most likely a misaligned die. Is the reverse side centered properly? If the reverse is also off by a tiny bit, then it is an off center coin. If the reverse is properly centered, then it is a misalignent of the obverse die. In any case, the second rim you see is caused by the fact that the rim is added before the coin is struck. If the die is misaligned (or the coin struck off center) when the design is struck, then there will appear a second "rim" at the edge of the die. This would have to be pretty dramatic to be worth serious money. If I got this in change I would keep it, but I would not pay much for one.
Well not exactly - but that's what most folks call it. A railroad rim actually appears on the edge of the coin. But this type of error is caused by a similar thing - the die or the collar slips during striking which creates the second rim. These type of errors do not command premiums as a general rule - but they are kinda neat
