The revelation that some Wisconsin state quarters have a flaw has started to make the rounds thanks to a TikTok video.
There is a discrepancy in the design of the back of the coin, which shows an ear of corn with a cow and a wheel of cheese.
There are versions of the flawed coin that have sold for more than $2,000, and one could be in your pocket right now.
When Snopes.com first wrote about this, most were fetching in the vicinity of $500.
There is only one leaf on the left side of the corn.
The "down leaf" version has an extra leaf moving in the opposite direction.
The "up leaf" version has a line connecting to the first leaf and making it appear as two.
The video focuses on the "up leaf" variation.
Here, you can see a larger image of the quarters.
The flawed coins were only found in Arizona and Texas at the time.
As many as 50,000 coins have the flaw, according to a USA Today investigation.
The flaw was caused by a lunch break related error. The machine was stopped after the operator noticed a flaw. He thought someone had changed the die when he came back.
The flawed coins were mingled with coins that didn't contain the flaw.
5 million quarters are produced daily at the Denver Mint, and this is a highly unusual occurrence.
Between 1999 and 2008 the U.S. Mint released state-themed coins. The 30th state to be treated was Wisconsin. The release was celebrated at a party in West Allis.
JR Radcliffe can be reached at jradcliffe@gannett.com You can follow him on the social networking site.
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The Wisconsin 2004 quarter has an error, according to TikTok.
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