2007 -08 painted quarter mule

[GlenG]

I've been trying to find a value of the Petro Can 2007 Alpine Skiing painted quarter. This coin has 2008 instead of 2007. Sorry no pics of it because it's still in original packaging so looking at it thru the plastic wouldn't do any justice, but has never been opened so I'm reluctant to open it. Maybe I should send it to ICCS? Any thoughts of value?

[coinguy]

First of all, do not send it in to be graded. The TPG would have to remove it from the set to grade it.
Second, this is one of those rare cases where the mule set is worth less than the regular quarter set.
The mule can only be found in the Petro Canada sets and a few special sets. There were over 40,000
sets produced with the mule quarter and only about 900 sets produced with the proper quarter making
it harder to find and more valuable.
There is a set of none mule on eBay for $490.00 and you can buy the mule set for about $8.00.

[GlenG]

Your info is different than mine
Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2007 40 470 Issued in collector card 2007
2008 919 14 Mule, issued in collector card 2007
this came from: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces69207.html
Any chance you might have the mintages mixed up?

[coinguy]

No, Numista is wrong, they have it reversed.
My info is from a couple of different reliable sources, besides, why would the regular
quarter be selling for $490.00 and the mule for $8.00 if the mule was the more rare.

One Source
"Instead of the proper 2007 obverse die, a 2008 obverse die was used to strike approximately 40,000 coins.
The strange fact regarding this mule: The 2008 dated coins fit the definition of a "mule" coin.
HOWEVER, since only approximately 900 coins were produced with the correct 2007 date, and over 40,000 coins were produced with the wrong date the mule coins SHOULD be less valuable than the correct ones."

[GlenG]

Thanks for setting me straight about the mintage. Had in my head that a "mule" was always more valuable. Are there any other mules like this?

[coinguy]

Here is a list of other Canadian "mules"
I will let you do any research

- 1871 Newfoundland 10 Cent
- 1951 5 Cent
- 1953 NSF 5 Cent
- 1953 SF 5 Cent
- 1954 NSF 5 Cent
- 1973 Large Bust 25 Cent
- 1973 Olympics $10 Map
- 1985 Nickel Dollar
- 1993 25 Cent
- 1999 "September" 25 Cent
- 1999 "November" 25 Cent
- 1999 Nunavut 2 Dollar
- 2000 Millennium Set Token
- 2000 "Creativity" Non-Magnetic "P" Marked 25 Cent
- 2000 "Community" Non-Magnetic "P" Marked 25 Cent
- 2005 Non-Magnetic "P" Marked 1 Cent
- 2006 Non-Magnetic "P" Marked 1 Cent
- 2006 Magnetic Unmarked 1 Cent
- 2007 "Wheelchair Curling" 25 Cent
- 2007 "Alpine Skiing" Painted Leaf 25 Cent
- 2010 Specimen 10 Cent
- 2017 1KG Gold Wolf

[GlenG]

Thankx for your help