By Lore Ramirez
Apr 25, 2024, 17:34 PM EDT
If you have saved quarters or you are thinking of spending them, take a moment to check that it is not one of those that could earn you up to thousands of dollars. We are talking about the 25 cent coin from the state of Wisconsin that was issued in 2004, but you must pay close attention because the ones that will give you a juicy profit have something very special.
Some Wisconsin state quarters that came out in 2004 may be worth much more than their face value, thanks to a small error they contain. Keep reading to know what is the 2004 quarter that could be worth up to $2,000 dollars.
According to the United States Mint, Wisconsin quarters, which could be worth thousands of dollars, were released on October 25, 2004 as part of the 50 State Quarters Program and feature an agricultural theme that features a cow’s head, a wheel of cheese and an ear of corn on the back; while on the front it has a bust of President George Washington.
While some coins in this series, in good condition, could be worth at least $30, there is a special group that could net you a small fortune. And to detect them you must pay close attention to the corn that appears on the coin, especially the leaves it has.
According to Blake Alma, known on TikTok as @coinhub, shared a useful video that helps us identify the error on 2004 Wisconsin quarters. If your coin has an “extra tall leaf” on the corn cob, save the coin! Because that leaf should not be there and that is what makes it extremely special and could be worth up to $2,000 dollars.
2004 Wisconsin 25 Cent Coin Values
If you had the lucky enough to find a Wisconsin quarter issued in 2004 with that extra leaf on the cob You should know that when the piece is in excellent condition it could be worth much more. One of these pieces sold for $2,530; However, recently a circulated coin could be worth $50 dollars and $130 uncirculated, according to The Spruce Crafts.
On the other hand, the PCGS offers a price guide for graded and slab pieces of between $115 for an MS60 and $3,200 for an MS67. But at auctions, graded specimens sold for significantly less than the book; with a high of $825 listed by PCGS in the 2021 GreatCollections auction for an MS67 example graded by NGC, the international third-party coin grading and certification organization.
Save or spend the 2004 Wisconsin quarter?
Now if you found one Wisconsin quarter issued in 2004 with the extra leaf on the cob but on the bottom, experts recommend saving it and not spending it. According to information shared by Spruce Crafts, the value of this uncirculated and ungraded coin is estimated to be $100. for a model MS60 graded with “extra low leaf” on Wisconsin coin the value is $95 dollarsbut for an MS67 model the value rises to $5,500.
Do not forget that currently the real values of the specimens sold at auctions are usually significantly lower than these figures. However, PCGS shared a single notable sale of an MS67 graded by them, which took place at a 2020 Heritage Auctions event), for $6,000.
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