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1970-S 25C Washington Quarter -- Overstruck On a George V Canada Quarter -- PR64 NGC....
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Sold on Aug 3, 2020 for:
$7,800.00
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Description
1970-S Washington Quarter, PR64
Struck Over a George V Canada Quarter
1970-S 25C Washington Quarter -- Overstruck On a George V Canada
Quarter -- PR64 NGC. 5.3 grams. During the 1911 to 1936 era of
the George V Canada quarter, the coin weighed 5.83 grams and had a
diameter of 23.6 mm, compared to a clad Washington quarter weight
of 5.67 grams and a diameter of 24.3 mm. The most likely cause of
the present wrong planchet proof mint error is a prank: somebody
surreptitiously added a silver Canada quarter to a bin of proof
clad quarter planchets. That person had no hope of recovering the
struck piece, and the gesture was presumably intended to invoke
wonder or joy in the lucky eventual purchaser of the coin, via a
1970-S proof set ordered directly from the U.S. Mint. Much of the
Canada design was effaced by the proof Washington quarter striking,
but maple leaves from the undertype are visible across the obverse
periphery, REX ET (from REX ET IND) is apparent on the reverse
border near 9 o'clock, and the outline of the king's shoulder is
evident near the the AMER in AMERICA. Lightly toned cream-gray.
Auction Info
2020 August 3 - 9 US Coins Signature Auction #1318 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2020
3rd-9th
Monday-Sunday
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