Can you see any changes in this quarter? Whether you believe it or not, this quarter was purchased on eBay for a price of $35,000.

Usually, when we imagine rare coins, we envision ones that were minted several centuries ago. However, that is not true with some quarters from the 1970s. How can we identify whether we own a valuable coin when we all have several scattered over the sofa or stored in a jar on top of the refrigerator? To discover, keep reading!

A 1970 quarter was listed for sale at a price of $35,000 on eBay in 2016. At first glance, it could seem like just one of those peculiar things people sometimes do: upload a random object on the internet with an extremely high price, hoping that someone would really buy it. Ultimately, a person’s value is determined by the cost they are prepared to bear, right?

However, the coin drew the attention of 20 potential buyers and was purchased for the requested sum of $35,000. The important question is, “Why?” Are there any more quarters that have a higher value than they seem?

A Women’s World article states that a few coins produced in 1970 were accidentally printed on top of Canadian quarters from 1941! You may really observe the textual mistake once you know what to search for.

Here is a 1941 Canadian quarter for reference:

Now you can see faint marks of the original Canadian currency on the 1970 quarter. For example, “1941” written underneath “Dollar” or written characters beside “Liberty.”

Now that you are aware of the indicators to search for, it is time to search for some spare coins and determine if you have a potential fortune waiting to be found!