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Yeah I am trying but for some reason it is giving me a lot of trouble.
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Well seeing there isn't and indentation on the reverse to match the raised part on the obverse I'm stummped.
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A dime covers the raised area perfectly. How thick is a dime blank?
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I wish my camera took better pictures. If you could see the details as well as I am able to then maybe you could tell more about it. All I collect are error coins but I have not been able to find anything on this one and I'm wondering if I should be getting excited. I mean if there is only one than that means.!! ...?
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Can you get the weight of the quarter and let us know? Thanks
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@JDJ, first welcome to CCF. Second, in the past we have seen similar damage associated with heat damage. Not as perfectly round as this, but rather more lumpy--like the dimples all over Washington's face and neck. It may be that the shape and size of this coinciding with a dime is coincidence. Just above the date on the rev seems to be an area that was overheated the most. I'm not 100% sure on this, but I'm pretty sure that you don't have an error coin. Definitely interesting though!
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My scales were stolen along with some of my coins. Gots to love the jerk in the family right? But I will see what I can do.
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PMD.
If there was a blank dime planchet in the striking chamber when the quarter was struck, and therefore creating the raised area you see, then the quarter should be blank (and depressed) on the other side where the dime planchet was underneath it.
Someone probably placed a washer on top and hammered it...
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01/16/2018 10:57 pm
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I also think it is damage. If, somehow, the quarter planchet was struck with a smaller blank/planchet causing a raised area on the obverse, the die pressure would have nearly flattened it during striking and the outside perimeter would not have normally struck devices. The die face wouldn't have reached those areas to make an impression. Also, the perimeter of the reverse would be weakly struck as a result. As mentioned, weight is also important. If it weighs normally, then it is damage. Your proposition would mean it must be significantly overweight. I also think, by the appearance, that heat was involved in creating this interesting piece.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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There is no indentation on the reverse of the coin and it weighs 7g so...
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The scale that I was able to locate doesn't weigh in hundredths or thousandths so that is as close as I can get for the time being.
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Possibly exposed to high heat? I know this will sometimes cause the clad layers to bubble up and separate. It would also explain the mushy, pockmarked appearance of this coin. If you are thinking there is a dime inside of this coin, that would be completely impossible. The clad sheets are produced separately, and then the blanks are punched out of them. There would be no way for a blank to get sandwiched in between layers. The clad sheets are bonded together using extremely high pressure, so anything between them would be flattened as well.
Keep looking though, there are lots of real errors and varieties to find, and this is a great place to learn what is worth something, and what is just a damaged coin.
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