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LITTLETON, NH – A Littleton Coin Company employee has discovered an unusual production error in a bag of Uncirculated 2026 quarters from the Philadelphia Mint featuring the Mayflower Compact.
The first of five newly designed quarters to celebrate the USA’s 250th anniversary, this coin features a Pilgrim couple facing West on the front, or obverse. The Mayflower ship, on which early English settlers journeyed in search of religious freedom, is the design featured on the back (reverse).
Known as a “struck-through,” the newly discovered error occurred on the obverse of the Mayflower Compact quarter. It appears as an incuse impression between god and we in the motto in god we trust and between the dual dates of 1776 and 2026...
The noticeable, and unintended, impression occurred from a foreign element, according to Ken Westover, Littleton’s chief coin buyer. “It was likely stuck to the design die.”...
Here is the link for more of that article.
2026 Mayflower Compact Quarter Features Unexpected Error - Numismatic News
It actually looks to me like the strike-through covers part of the word "God" on the obverse.
You can see it above.
I don't believe I've seen a 2026 coin yet. I'd like to find one of the new two-date coins whether it has the error or not, but I'll be looking for that error.
I've found some strike-through coins in the past. Here is one.
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| Strike-through Error Quarter. |
Here are the new dual date 2026 coins to watch for.
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A breakthrough in one of America’s oldest unsolved mysteries may have come not from law enforcement, but from an amateur investigator who uncovered a crucial clue hiding in plain sight: microscopic flakes of metal.
The case centers on the disappearance of the Roanoke Colony, a 16th-century English settlement that vanished from present-day North Carolina in the late 1500s, leaving behind only the word “CROATOAN” carved into a post....
The investigation highlights the growing role of independent researchers in solving historical puzzles. Using modern analytical tools and cross-referencing historical records, amateur sleuths are increasingly contributing to fields once dominated by academic institutions.
Experts caution that further testing and peer review are needed before definitive conclusions can be drawn. Still, the metal flakes — small as they are — may provide one of the strongest physical clues yet in a case that has baffled historians for more than 400 years....
Here is the link for the rest of the article.
How An Amateur Sleuth May Have Solved America's Oldest Cold Case - American Liberty News
The smallest clues can be overlooked and often require better technique and being more attuned. (I bet that word will be popping up again in the near future. Attuned. Say it. Let it resonate.)
Amateurs are often ahead of the game. They don't worry so much about the return on investment and are often more interested in the product rather than how much they'll benefit from it. Solving the puzzle is the goal. The best professionals are often those that would be doing the same thing even if they were getting paid.
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Probability in the Pleistocene: Origins and Antiquity of Native American Dice, Games of Chance, and Gambling is the title of an article I found very interesting. I wasn't expecting that. Take a look.Here is a
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| Beautiful Fort Pierce Beach Wednesday Morning. |
Beised the earth moving equipment, you can see the seaweed and building beaches.
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| Surf Chart from SurfGuru.com. |
Looks like another front is expected. We'll see how that one turns out.
It looks like the Fort Pierce North Causeway bridge is close to completion. That will be a big help to some. That closure must have been a big inconvenience for some people.
Good hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net
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