1999 New Jersey State Quarter Error

The incuse marks on your coin remind me of contact marks. Notice how the are more in a straight line? A glancing blow to the coin. On struck through things on coins, they tend to had a definite start and stop area. Rounded or shape like something that caused the error to be struck onto the coin.

On wire you can see the rounded lower area on the struck though. Also they tend to not be raised up on the edges like a PSD would cause a displacement of metal. The die keeps that from happening.


Note the curved line instead of being straight. Something was on the die when the coin was struck.

Again note that the metal was not displaced and rounded upwards even with the staple still in the coin. PSD make a tranche and a raised area on each side of the event.

Note the distinct ends on the struck though area. No swell caused by the wire was the die prevent that from happening.