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Pillar of the Community
United States
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As several others have correctly observed, this coin has been vandalized. It is a squeeze job (hammer job, vise job, sandwich job).
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Lucky Dlme: Sorry it's not the real deal.
Thank you biochemist6,aladinslamp and Mr Diamond!
*I'm still learning also!*
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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look at that clear doubling on both sides! AMAZING! where? I do not even see MD doubling anywhere, can you specify where you are seeing doubling at on this coin. The reason I ask is for education so the experts can tell what it going on where you are seeing this. I have blown the pictures up and can't see anything that could be mistaken as doubling but if you see something please let me know so no mistakes will be made by our members on any other coin |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think lafaa123 was just joking Bryan. Anyway, it's a clear squeeze job, a clash wouldn't penetrate like that. Poor little coin.
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Valued Member
United States
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Man, that's the kind of coin I love to find and look for every time I coin search. Well done!
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Valued Member
 United States
141 Posts |
Appreciate all the input and am grateful for the help. When you first observe errors like this (I GET AN ADRENALIN RUSH) I don't know the complete process of the mint's procedure on forming these coins.
What kept drawing my interest to the coin was the rim impressions on the obverse and the reverse, they are in the same place on both sides. My thinking was if someone squeezed this coin, logic would be coin to coin, but the rim impression would constitute a third coin, for the reverse and for the rim's to both have slipped the same distance is BIZZARE But this was just my thinking.
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New Member
United States
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There are some that say this is a fake; however if you look at the first pic you will see the word "America" in reverse and recessed into the coin at the edge in front of the nose. You can also see the letter "U" obviously from the word pluribus around the forehead area. If this was a hammer job I don't think the word "America" would have recessed,seeing as how it is already a recessed feature and not a raised feature.  ..I hope this sounds plausable. I am new to this, but it looks like a real mistake to me. Allan |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If this was a hammer job I don't think the word "America" would have recessed,seeing as how it is already a recessed feature and not a raised feature There are no normal devices on a Washington quarter that are recessed, all of the devices(including AMERICA) are in relief. Smash jobs turn up all the time here with people wondering what they have. Once you have seen them a few times and created them yourself as I have, they are easy to spot. |
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United States
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I stand corrected.Thanks bio.  This is exactly why I joined this forum..To learn from those who know.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I think lafaa123 was just joking Bryan. Anyway, it's a clear squeeze job, a clash wouldn't penetrate like that. Poor little coin. Ok I was thinking maybe this could be a learning experience if he saw something that wasn't actually doubling and could point it out maybe someone could actually tell him what caused it instead of it being doubling because I definitely didn't see any myself nor did I see anything that could be considered doubling |
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Bedrock of the Community
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This is exactly why I joined this forum..To learn from those who know. Not a problem, stick around and you will get an edumacation here  BTW, always feel free to ask questions even if you might think it to be trivial BTW,  |
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Formerly nancyc
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One thing that has me puzzled, if this is a smash job, how come the smashed image is NOT in reverse? If the same side of 2 coins are smashed together, one image should be reversed. The 'smasher' would have needed to have reverse images of both sides to start with, not impossible I guess, so would it be a double sided double 'smash' job? I hope some of you experts understand my question. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Valued Member
United States
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But it is reversed...look at Washington's forehead the beak goes the wrong way.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Totally a "vandalized coin", the word America, is in reverse to the left of Liberty, the marks seen on the neck of George is the base of the eagles legs and that surrounding area, good eye Bio, keep up the good work, Mike...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't get the impression that the original poster agrees that this coin is damaged, Mike gave it every possible name. In this case, 3 coins were stacked together and the were hit with a hammer.
Thanks,
Bill
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