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I HAVE RECENTLY ACQUIRED AN AMERICAN QUARTER DOLLAR FROM THE LATE EIGHTEEN HUNDREDS THE THING IS THE EAGLE ON THE FRONT FACE OF THE COIN IS PRINTED UPSIDE DOWN IS THIS A RARE FIND AND WHAT SORT OF VALUE WOULD IT HAVE ?
Josh,
U.S. coins flip from top to bottom -- not side to side. So if you hold the coin at the left & right sides, and flip it from top to bottom, the images should remain upright. This would be normal.
If the image is upside-down, then for a coin af that time period, you could proabaly add $20 to $50 to its value. The older the U.S. coin is, the more common it is to find this rotated reverse error -- it's very rare on modern coins.
I hope this helps,
Dan
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Answers by Expert:
Dan Moore
Expertise
My strong familiarity with all U.S. Mint coins, extensive reference library, and close relationships with many other dealers allows me to identify just about any coin made in the USA. I receive regular updates to all the current price guides -- both wholesale & retail -- to provide accurate values. So, with a good description or pictures, I should be able to identify and value any U.S. coin you have.
Experience
I've been a coin dealer since the 1980's and a coin collector since the 1960's. I specialize in U.S. Silver Coins and have an active online website -- The Working Man's Rare Coins -- http://www.workingmancoins.com -- offering information and inventory in U.S. coins.
Organizations I belong to :
American Numismatic Association Member #187770
Michigan State Numismatic Society Member #8255
Florida United Numismatics Member #19710
Monroe Coin Club Treasurer
Lincoln Coin Club Board Member
WINS Member #14
CoinMasters Member #1814
Frequently Asked Questions :
I have created a Frequently Asked Questions page on my website, where you may be able to get an immediate answer to your question. You can find the page here :
http://www.workingmancoins.com/FAQ/index.htm
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