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Bedrock of the Community
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If the weight is normal, it could be struck though. If the weight is under, then it might be damage.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm seeing some weakness around the feature and no displaced metal, which is promising. I'm not yet convinced either way.
Weight would be very helpful if you can find a scale.
Edit: never mind, strike-throughs shouldn't make the strike weaker.
It would be helpful to see the obverse.
Edited by Numisma
03/10/2021 3:59 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Curious: Does a toothpick fit into that area? That might be what we are seeing. Someone playing around at the mint? (again)
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Bedrock of the Community
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Wait, wait, don't tell me.
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Pillar of the Community
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Interesting idea. It does look fibrous.
I'm just spitballing here, but could it possibly be a pre-strike planchet flaw? That's the only thing I can think of that would produce localized weakness without metal displacement, hence my interest in seeing whether the obverse is weak too. The texture reminds me of errant grinder marks on metal.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Or a struck through. But you bring up about the obverse. We haven't seen that yet? Weight also. If the affected area was removed, it would be heavy. If the affected area were a struck through, then the weight would be normal. So is Helen normal, or under weight?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Of course I should have included the obverse. sorry. It looks totally normal besides being beat up from circulation.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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It is larger than a toothpick. I agree that it looks kinda like a grinder but it's so shallow and the lines are so perfectly parallel. I'm not getting my hopes up for anything though.
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Pillar of the Community
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Why is it not toned evenly with the rest of the coin? It's looks nice and shinny like it happened last year instead 18 years ago at the mint. just something to think about
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like PMD to me.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote:Looks like PMD to me. I'm going to agree with merclover Quote:
Why is it not toned evenly with the rest of the coin? It's looks nice and shinny like it happened last year instead 18 years ago at the mint |
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm going to take the PMD side. I just don't see this being a struck through. |
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If the coin had looked like this from the mint, it wouldn't have this much circulation damage. Someone would have saved it as soon as it first seen. I think this was done long after the coin was issued. The weight would be a vital clue to determine if it's struck through or post mint damage. You can get a inexpensive digital scale on Amazon or from Walmart and have it delivered for less than $15. Make sure it reads in 0.00 or 0.000 grams for best accuracy in working with coins. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=digital+...f=nb_sb_nosshttps://www.walmart.com/search/?que...0for%20grams ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks everyone for the input. I knew it was almost certainly PMD, but you never know. It is interesting though, so I'll probably keep the quarter. I do need to get a scale! |
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