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Pillar of the Community
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Conder, you're probably right but it really looks unusual.
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Pillar of the Community
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But how could the rim pick up and be moved over? Once I take it out of the 2x2 I will upload a lot of better pictures. I just don't think PMD is right. I had this quarter for 4 years. I always wanted to know what caused it. When I first found it, I thought I got lucky. Here's my reason to believe not If some hit the rim and lifted it up. Why isn't the piece breaking off or loose? It had to be something like when they were striking the coins, the rim must have picked up and was struck again? Or I'm just completely wrong...  Edited by solotime
06/08/2013 4:17 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by solotime
06/08/2013 5:04 pm
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Rest in Peace
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It is odd.
So, having seen it before....and since I really don't know what happened to it, my best guess is.....
Somebody was trying to machine a Magician's quarter and they messed up.
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Bedrock of the Community
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If you note, on the OBV at the bottom looks like a hammer or something mashed it. Whatever happened to this coin, it is possible the tab on the REV was lifted, and then whatever mashed the front smashed the tab back down onto the surface. There are just too many possible ways of damaging a coin that this is not an unlikely scenario. And to people who handle a lot of change, this is not an uncommon thing to find. I just returned a half dollar to the bank the other day that obviously had been severely damaged/banged around and it had this kind of damage on it also.
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Pillar of the Community
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Well, this coin will remain a myth. I was thinking of putting it on ebay with a reserve. I don't like selling my coins, so maybe someone with better information could tell me what's wrong with it. I still like this quarter and think it was a nice find. Maybe not worth anything but 25 cents, but still a coin. |
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Somebody arc-welded it to something.
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Pillar of the Community
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Well, this coin will remain a myth. It is damaged, this if a fact. It happened after it left the mint, another fact. How it happened does not change these facts. Another fact:Value 25 cents. |
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Pillar of the Community
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If it was a mint error, there would be no reeding on the recessed rim; therefore this must have happened after it was struck.
Sorry. :-(
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Given the type of damage there must have been heat involved. I would say SuperDave is probably close with his theory of the arc welder. Given the pattern on the reeding, the damage must have occurred post-mint. I suggest you try to look up a video on youtube showing the minting process. That will remove any doubt in your mind that you have anything other than PMD. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Lawnmower
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah looks like a welder done that. I don't really like the quarter now that I know the damage is made by someone.  @Ray, lol now you saying Lawnmower? Myth = SolvedCaused: Welder damageEdited by solotime
06/09/2013 12:16 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Just throwing that out there lol. My 2 cents.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
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Return of the 1965 Quarter.....to the wild! :)
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