Spitting horses, extra leaves-if these state quarters are found in your collection, then you may add value to it.
Collecting state quarters may even become exciting and rewarding in terms of monetary compensation. In fact, there are many state quarters-more so in error coins or those issued with very low mintages-worth more than face value. Here are 20 of the rarest state quarters that attract value according to various sources like Gainesville Coins, USACoinBook, and PCGS.
One of the interesting error coins is the 1999-P Delaware “Spitting Horse” quarter. Its name comes from a die crack which appears as if Caesar Rodney’s horse is spitting. Non-error minting of these quarters is 774,824,000, and they can sell from $10 to $20.
Another rare coin is the 2004-D Wisconsin “Extra Leaf” quarter. It has an extra leaf on the corn stalk. The “Extra Low Leaf” can be sold for approximately $50 and the “Extra High Leaf” for about $65. Mintage for this coin is not an error 226,800,000.
2005-P Minnesota quarters with doubled die errors range from $5 to $100, based on how dramatic the error is. In total, 239,600,000 of the non-error mintage quarters were struck.
Doubled Die Error in Duke Ellington’s Name on the 2009-D District of Columbia Quarter: $75. This coin had a non-error mintage of 88,800,000.
Other collectible quarters are proof quarters. They sell for $35 and $30. The silver proof will make another favorite. The mintage of the 1999-S Pennsylvania and New Jersey Proof Silver Quarters is not one of these error mints. The allocation is 804,565.
Some of the others known include the 2003-P Maine, 2004-P Michigan, 2005-P Kansas, 2005-D West Virginia, 2006-D North Dakota, 2006-D South Dakota, 2008-D New Mexico, and 2008-P Arizona, valued from 46 cents to $5.84.
You now know that state quarters can hold some real treasures in your piggy bank, so coin collecting can be an exciting and even potentially lucrative activity.
