Wisconsin quarter mint error

[joatmon]

http://www.usatoday.com/money/...x.htmQuote »The release of thousands of flawed Wisconsin state quarters that set off a buying frenzy, and speculations of foul play, was a mistake stemming from an ill-timed meal break, a government investigation has found....This quarter has a flaw — an apparent extra leaf on the left side of the ear of corn, toward the bottom....The flawed quarters have popped up mainly in Tucson and San Antonio. One set of three Wisconsin quarters, two flawed and one in good condition, sold for $2,800 on eBay Tuesday...

[jake75]

With postage stamps I hear they just print a gazillion more with the "error" so the flukes lose any real value. That might happen here as well.

[northvibe]

crap i just used a wisc. quarter to buy a juice....wonder which one it was

[ZubenElGenubi]

Quote, originally posted by jake75 »With postage stamps I hear they just print a gazillion more with the "error" so the flukes lose any real value. That might happen here as well.Can't really happen in this case since the quarters were minted in 2004.I'm off to dig through my quarter rolls...

[vibe-04]

Up here in Canada they keep changing the coins every couple of years. I never know what my coins (or bills) are anymore. Quarters, dimes nickels are all starting to look like pesos or Italian Lira. I wish they would stop it.Just my 2 cents worth

[zionzr2]

wasnt there a problem with the Pensylvania Quarter also at the Philly mint??