United States error coin
The 2000 Sacagawea dollar – Washington quarter mule is an error coin featuring the obverse of a Washington quarter (specifically a 50 State quarter) and the reverse of a Sacagawea dollar struck on a gold-colored dollar coin planchet. It is one of the first known authentic mule coins to be released into circulation by the United States Mint.[2]
History
Mule coins were deliberately produced by US Mint employees for sale to coin collectors in the mid-1800s.[3] However, no authentic (accidental) mules of United States currency were known to exist. This changed in the 1990s, when a Lincoln cent (dated 1993-D) with the reverse of a Roosevelt dime were discovered.[note 1][5] In 2000, Frank Wallis of Arkansas discovered a Sacagawea dollar with the obverse of a Washington quarter.[6]
List of known coins
As of September 2019, 19 examples have been confirmed, 16 of which are owned by a coin collector named Tommy Bolack.[7][8] Three different die pairs have been identified among the examples.[7]
Notes
- ^ A similar Lincoln cent/Roosevelt dime mule dated 1999 is also known, but was discovered after the 2000 dollar coin mule.[4]
References
- ^ United States Mint. "Golden Dollar Coin Design". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ "(2000)-P SAC$1 Mule w/State 25C Obv (Regular Strike) Sacagawea Dollar - PCGS CoinFacts". PCGS. Archived from the original on 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- ^ "J220/P250". uspatterns.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- ^ "It's a Penny! No, It's a Dime! Either Way, It's Worth More Than 11 Cents". Los Angeles Times. 2000-09-01. Archived from the original on 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Mules Wrong Anvil Die 1993-D And 1999(P) Cent/Dime Mules". www.error-ref.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "2000 Sacagawea/Quarter Dollar Mule". PCGS. Archived from the original on 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- ^ a b "Error News – Fred Weinberg & Co". Archived from the original on 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- ^ "19th known double denomination mule error coin coming to auction". CoinWorld. Archived from the original on 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2019-08-20.