Rare glitch in some Wyoming quarters yet to create collecting frenzy
Scattered Wyoming quarters may contain future collectors' items if they contain a rare flaw found when the die wobbles.
GILLETTE -- Like thousands of Americans, Gillette resident Gordon Evans has collected state quarters -- adding each state as it is released. Now, with news that the Wyoming bucking-horse-and-rider quarters might be worth more than 25 cents, Evans is rechecking the Cowboy State quarter in his possession to see if he has one with a unique characteristic.
Some of the Wyoming quarters have a rare flaw, called a double die. The mistake is caused when the die that stamps the quarter design is tilted and wobbles during the stamping process. The incident causes a second impression to be made at the center of the coin. The Wyoming quarter's flaw can be found around the bucking horse's saddlehorn -- where there's a tip of a 'ghost' saddlehorn.
http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/.../wyoming/1bbb645f72492a8a872574c00004cac8.txt
Scattered Wyoming quarters may contain future collectors' items if they contain a rare flaw found when the die wobbles.
GILLETTE -- Like thousands of Americans, Gillette resident Gordon Evans has collected state quarters -- adding each state as it is released. Now, with news that the Wyoming bucking-horse-and-rider quarters might be worth more than 25 cents, Evans is rechecking the Cowboy State quarter in his possession to see if he has one with a unique characteristic.
Some of the Wyoming quarters have a rare flaw, called a double die. The mistake is caused when the die that stamps the quarter design is tilted and wobbles during the stamping process. The incident causes a second impression to be made at the center of the coin. The Wyoming quarter's flaw can be found around the bucking horse's saddlehorn -- where there's a tip of a 'ghost' saddlehorn.
http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/.../wyoming/1bbb645f72492a8a872574c00004cac8.txt
