Real good find today

[Paul in WA]

Well, it wasn't a MD find, but I did find it....While I was working today, one of the tenants said that the coin exchange was jammed up on one dryers in the properties laundry room. Thinking that one of the kids probably stuck a washer, or something other than a quarter in it, I used the rubber end of a hammer handle to push the coin exchange in the rest of the way. It went in, and the machine started. I opened the coin box to see what it was, and was surprised to see the 2000 Maryland State quarter mis-strike. It isn't round, more like an oval, which is why it got jammed. Also, there are no lines (ridges) on the edge, it is smooth like a nickle. This is the first major mis-strike I have ever found.

Paul

 

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[dano91]

Nice find! I wonder if it's because they outsourced the Mint to china....

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Paul,

that's a find, nice.

have a good un...................

 

[holeintoe]

VERY,VERY COOL I haven't seen many maryland quater mint errors.

 

[civilman1]

cool find Paul...if that's considered a misstrike then I've got a couple myself...got to find them.thank's for the post.HH!!

 

[JandM]

COOL FIND

 

[Southcacalaky]

An value to it?? HH Art...

 

[Snee]

Very nice!

 

[BADDOG]

Very nice find. There are a few on eBay that have sold for around $6.00.
Definitely worth more than a quarter! Here's a link to one on eBay

http://cgi.ebay.com/2000-D-MARYLAND...goryZ524QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Good Luck and HH

Baddog

 

[parrothead]

If that picture is right and the color is goldish then it looks like it was stamped on a dollar planchet.

 

[HEADHUNTER]

Nice find...I have a couple of them myself...

headhunter

 

[treasures4me2find]

Pretty cool find.

Ken