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LOOSE CHANGE: JUNE 22, 2025Here are some additional items in the media this week that may be of interest. -Editor A Numismatic News article by Rich Giedroyc discusses mint errors and "wannabe" mint errors. Here's an excerpt - see the complete article online. This first one sounds fishy to me. -Editor 
I have seen many people on selling sites selling Washington quarters with an "In COD We Trust" error. Is this a true error or a design change? There are production errors and die errors. Production errors may involve a foreign object, likely grease, momentarily blocking part of a design element on a single coin. Die errors occur when something is wrong or altered on an individual die. This also results in multiple coins with the same situation. Die errors are more valuable than production error coins. Regardless, do not buy such a coin unless it has been certified by a well-known third-party certification service. Is it possible the mint used a die on which the word God was misspelled as Cod? The Numismatic Guaranty Corporation website published well-known coin dealer Jeff Garrett's article "Fake News and Misinformation in Numismatics." In the article, Garrett says, "These widespread falsehoods include claims that coins that have minor anomalies, were damaged or altered after being struck, or are even perfectly normal coins are valuable ‘mint errors.' In the case of American Women quarters, all of them appear to have a G in the motto that, at a cursory view, could be taken for a C." In other words, buyer beware.
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Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's its touting the find of a 1684 Charles II Five Guinea piece in a collection to promote its upcoming hotel public coin valuation event. -Editor 
A rare Charles II five-guinea piece was discovered in an inherited collection. The coin, found in a wooden cabinet, is estimated to be worth between £5,000 and £6,000. It will be auctioned on Wednesday, July 9 at SGBaldwins.com. Dominic Chorney, ancient coin specialist at Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's, said: "It's an incredible find that shows how important it is to sell through a thorough and reputable auction house or dealer. "We're thrilled to ensure that the consignor of the coin collection will reap the full rewards of their father's inherited collection."
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