The subdivision of the State of Minnesota "Extra Tree" doubled die error. This type is identified by CONECA as DDR-1. The arrow pointing to the position of the Potter extra tree. Photograph (c) Ken Special Note: in a moment because this article was written by guest author Ken Potter, over 60 different types of reverse extra tree, from all three mints, have been found on our offer of accommodation in State of Minnesota!
Collectors are in a frenzy as they pocket change for Minnesota State quarters of last year with a "tree extra" research in design! They are finding them in rolls Bank wrapped, widely available at shops and currency in circulation. They have them on eBay auctions as fast as you can find, collect prices that vary from an average of $ 150 to $ 500 from eager collectors willing to pay the price. The currency that is at the center of their attention Show significant parts of a "tree extra" literally floating in the sky next to evergreen tree right quarter of the structure of the State. Specialists suggest that the failure occurred during production of the die coining when the primary tool used to impress the design in it slipped during the process.
These Minnesota "Extra Tree" quarters are what are referred to specialists as a die doubled; is a popular with collectors, depending on how strong and unusual doubling. With coins to attract coverage first page spanning several weeks the publication national hobby, Numismatic News and a series of features world Coin, along with Professional Coin Grading service of Newport Beach, California, certification now hundreds of them for marketing purposes, it seems that they are catching.
Furthermore, any condition existed in Mint to produce these coins not obtain corrected immediately; further variety of "tree extra" Minnesota quarters with slight differences in position and/or form were also found in recent weeks and am active selling on eBay as a hobby-try to get one of each type!
Details on how you have created these dies doubled available now from the website of varieties Vault. We ask that any findings of varieties already listed here, or the new ones, be reported the error coin expert Ken Potter for a follow-up article.
