A 1999 state quarter could be worth just over $7,000 - if it has a few key details.
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In a recent video, he profiled a 1999 Pennsylvania state quarter.
From 1999 to 2008 the US Mint released special edition state quarters for all 50 states as well as Washington, DC.
While the coins are still fairly common, some have distinguishing characteristics which make them very valuable.
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Outwardly, there is not a lot setting this quarter apart from other state quarters.
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The version that sold for $7,050 at a Heritage Auction in 2017 contained none of the errors or anomalies that often push a coin's value into the thousands of dollars.
Yet, it has an exemplary MS69 quality grade, which is just one point off a perfect, mint condition score of MS70.
MS69 coins will show barely any signs of use and will be in nearly perfect condition.
This coin's extreme quality and its membership in the discontinued state quarter series make it worth thousands of dollars.
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If you think you have one in your collection, you'll want to have it professionally appraised before putting it up for auction.
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There are numerous quarters that could net you a pretty penny.
And, they don't have to be in near-perfect condition.
A state quarter from 2000 sold for $12,075 despite having a much lower rating of MS64.
The reason? An overstruck error that occurs when the planchet for one coin is mistakenly used for a different coin, which can blend too different coin designs.
In this case, a Georgia state quarter planchette was mistakenly added to a Massachusetts state quarter.
Other errors are far less noticeable.
A Wisconsin state quarter with just one small extra leaf on the corn image on the reverse could make it worth up to $300.
Check out this extensive list of valuable state quarters.
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And read about the double-die penny worth $300,000.
