A manufacturing error on the 1999 Georgia state quarter has increased the coin’s value, and some collectors are paying as much as $10,000 for the affected 25-cent pieces.
These eight quarters may look like just pocket change. But in the right hands, they could be exchanged for a fortune.
Once known as the “Hobby of the Kings,” coin collecting is a global pastime open to anyone with an appetite for accumulation.
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A $10K quarter: This Georgia coin is valuable because of an error
Errors increase the value of collectibles because a limited number go into circulation before it is spotted and corrected.
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