A GEORGIA state quarter with an odd gold color could be worth more than $7,000.
Blake Alma runs the rare coin focused TikTok Coinhub for his 840,000 followers.
In a recent video, he went over a 1999 Georgia state quarter that was struck on an experimental gold planchette.
It is a similar planchette used to make Sacagawea one dollar coins.
Four other states, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut had state quarters minted on the experimental planchette, each with slightly different shades of gold.
Only an estimated 15 of these quarters were ever struck, and the reason why remains somewhat mysterious.
One theory is that they were experiments for an updated $1 coin and were never meant to go into circulation, according to a description of all five coins from Heritage Auctions.
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A statement on the Heritage Auction site said: "In a recent Freedom of Information Act request for copies of any reports and test results, the Department of Treasury acknowledged that 'the U.S. Mint conducted engineering and metallurgical tests as part of its development of an alloy for the Golden Dollar,' but would not release any further information."
Blake Alma claimed the coin has garnered $10,000 at auction, but the highest price The US Sun found was $7,200 at a Heritage Auction in 2020.
How to spot it
The quarter will have a slightly shiny gold planchette resembling the Sacagawea dollar.
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Yet, it will have a brighter and more consistently golden appearance than the four other versions.
"Some deterioration could make it look green," Blake said in the video.
You will want to get your gold quarter professionally appraised to make sure it is genuine.
Other valuable state quarters
Released from 1999 to 2008, state-specific quarters have become a favorite of coin collectors, even if most are not nearly as valuable as the 1999 gold Georgia state quarter.
Many of these quarters have interesting errors that range from obvious to subtle.
A 2008 Alaska state quarter with a ragged clip, which gives the appearance of a big chunk missing, sold for $81 on eBay.
Whereas a Wisconsin state quarter from 2004 sold for $95 due to an extra leaf on an ear of corn on the reverse design.
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