A RARE 'error' set of a dozen state quarters has sold for almost $800 on eBay.
In particular, there are a couple of things to note about the state quarters in the eBay auction.
Firstly, all of the quarters feature the New Hampshire design on the reverse.
State quarters were minted between 1999 to 2008, with each state featuring its own unique design on the back.
The New Hampshire design features the text “live free or die” and “old man of the mountain”.
On the reverse, the coin is dated 2000 with the state’s birthday, 1788.
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The obverse also features an image of first President George Washington, who has been on the quarter since 1932.
But most importantly, there is an error present on all of the coins in the listing – which could be driving up the value of the set.
For example, you can see clearly that the coins are only showing a portion of the features – meaning there are missing spots on the piece.
This is known as an off-center strike.
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This error occurs when a coin is struck to more than one side than the other.
How much is the New Hampshire state quarter worth?
When it comes to coins in general, the value could depend on grade, condition, low mintage, or an error.
In this case, a dozen error New Hampshire state quarters sold for a total of $793 after 34 bids.
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This would mean that the New Hampshire state quarters with the off-center errors are worth just over $66 on average.
But if you happen to find the normal strike of the New Hampshire quarter, it may not be that valuable given the reported mintage of nearly 500million pieces.
According to Coin Trackers, the piece is only worth around its denomination of 25 cents in average condition, and up to $3 if in a mint state grade.
What is your spare change worth?
State quarters aren't the only coins that could be worth a serious mint.
You’ll want to check your change for rare nickels, dimes, Lincoln pennies, half-dollars, and others because some of these coins sell for thousands.
The most valuable coins are usually those with a low mintage or an error, as they're deemed the most valuable by collectors.
To check if your coins are worth anything on eBay, search the full name, select the "sold" listing and then toggle the search to "highest value.”
It will give you an idea of the amount of money that the coin is going for.
You can either choose to sell the coin on eBay or through a specialist site such as Coinappraiser or USA Coin Book.
In other coin news, another Washington quarter with an error recently sold for $218 online.
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