Coin and Paper Money Collecting/rare or misprint

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I have a state quarter "California 2005, D" it does not have a smooth, shinning finish as other state coins, it looks like a very fine sheet of sand paper finishing to it evenly front and back, Is this a rare or misprint and if ether what would it be worth?

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Julius,

What you have is probably a satin finish coin that came out of an uncirculated coin set -- rather than a regular finish one that came from mint bags.

Starting in 2004 the mint changed the finish used on coins made for the uncirculated sets to this satiny finish that looks like what you describe.

They don't have a significant collector value.

Dan

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