Is This 1871 Quarter Damaged Or An Error?

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recollector Valued Member Canada 181 Posts	Posted 11/04/2023 12:35 am Report this Post to the Staff

DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9700 Posts	Posted 11/04/2023 12:46 am Looks to me like a very unusual wear pattern due to the coin being encased for a long time. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3353 Posts	Posted 11/04/2023 12:57 am Looks like a mount of some sort was removed from the reverse and the coin has been harshly cleaned/polished. Report this Post to the Staff
echidna Pillar of the Community Australia 586 Posts	Posted 11/04/2023 01:06 am Yep PMD. Watch your top knot Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsguy Pillar of the Community Canada 2285 Posts	Posted 11/04/2023 05:49 am Broach? Solder still present at bottom of reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/04/2023 08:34 am Encased/mounted for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
johnnysprawl Pillar of the Community Canada 1536 Posts	Posted 11/04/2023 10:38 pm You can see how the area around the 'cents' is lighter than its surroundings, which suggests post mint alteration. Might have happened when the owner polished the living daylights out of it. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 59728 Posts	Posted 11/04/2023 11:40 pm Agreed, PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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