I heard something about some states quarters having the backs upside-down and that they are going for thousands of dollars. As we say here in Pittsburgh, what s up with that?
This is another case where radio talk-show hosts and news reporters did a bad job of reporting a story. What is being discussed is called a “rotated reverse.” Every series of coin has rotated reverse errors – some more than others. In large cents, they are pretty common – rotated reverse Buffalo nickels are a little harder to find. A rotated reverse happens when a die “turns” a little in the press so that the pair of dies are not perfectly aligned. If you take a state s quarter, or any U.S. coin, and hold it in front of you with the obverse “right side up”; you turn the coin to the back from the top and bottom (flip it north and south) the reverse image should be “right side up.” If you turn it side-to-side (east for west) it should be upside down. If it is not, if it is out of alignment any amount, you have a rotated reverse. If it is rotated any significant amount from 90% to 180%, you will probably get a premium for that coin. How much? It depends on the coin, its condition, the pop
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