Quarter Error Discovered

A unique error in the American Women Quarters™ series has been discovered and certified. Graded Mint State-64 by Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), the piece is a 2022-D Wilma Mankiller quarter struck on a nickel planchet, which is 3.05mm smaller in diameter than a quarter planchet. 

Quarter Error Makes Headlines

Mint Error News reports that this Wilma Mankiller quarter is only the second known off-metal error known in the American Women Quarters series. The first publicly reported example was a 2022-P Dr. Sally Ride quarter also struck on a nickel planchet, which sold in a GreatCollections auction in 2023 for $10,181. These two pieces rank among the most important modern wrong-planchet errors known. This type of error is especially unusual, as modern U.S. Mint operations leave little room for this kind of mistake. 

According to CoinWeek, “This 2022-D Wilma Mankiller quarter struck on a nickel planchet belongs in a specialized class of modern mint errors. It also appeals to several collecting communities at once. Mint error collectors will focus on the wrong-planchet strike. Washington quarter specialists will recognize the importance of the American Women series. Modern coin collectors will see the difficulty of locating major U.S. Mint errors dated after 2020. Meanwhile, collectors of women on U.S. coinage will appreciate the historic link between Wilma Mankiller, Sally Ride, and Laura Gardin Fraser. That combination gives the coin unusual reach.”