This 1999 Georgia quarter is worth over $7,000 - do you have a fortune sitting ... trends now
Experts are urging Americans to check their small change to see if they might unknowingly have a fortune languishing in their wallet.
One Georgia state quarter has been estimated to be worth over $7,000 due to a particular production error.
The rare coin was minted in 1999, when the US Treasury began the state quarters program.
At the time, it was also working on a new gold-tinted alloy for coins, which was eventually used for the Sacagawea or 'golden' dollar which came out in 2000.
'Curious how the alloy would look on quarters, a bunch of Georgia state ones were minted using it,' said the US Coins Guide. 'The Treasury decided not to go with the alloy on quarters, but the ones minted with it were still released and are now very much desired by collectors.'
The rare coin was minted in 1999 when the Treasury was experimenting with a gold-tinted alloy
One coin sold for $7,200, according to a listing by rare coin auctioneer Heritage Auctions
In January 2020, one such coin sold for $7,200, according to a listing by rare coin auctioneer Heritage Auctions.
As well as its gold-tinted hue, there are various other tell-tale signs that a Georgia quarter might be rare and valuable.
If the coin weighs between 5.9 and 6.3
