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New Member
Canada
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Ok, I might have something nice here even though it might be confusing to look at. I used a flash, sorry but I wanted to enhance some details. THIS IS THE QUEEN SIDE OF A QUARTER, mai 1999 to be exact. As yu can see on the picture, under Regina, you have a "1 cent" upside down. Also, you can see "1999" and "Can"ada upside down. It's double stroke for sure, who knows maybe triple stroke. IS IT WORTH SOMETHING ? Am I suddenly a millionnaire ? ...just kidding here.  |
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Moderator
 United States
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 to CCF. Very hard to tell by your pic but it kinda looks like a vise job where someone squeezed two coins together. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
695 Posts |
Looks like a quarter + a penny + a hammer. You would need to provide a better picture to be sure.
edit: After looking at it a second and third time, I noticed that there is extra metal on the coin. It almost looks like someone dripped solder on the coin before taking a hammer to it. "IF" it is genuine, then there is multiple errors.
Edited by middross
11/07/2012 2:46 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Very cool! I don't know enough to tell you if it's genuine or not. If it is, you should be able to get a couple of hundred or more for it on ebay. Where did you find it? |
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I sure hope it's not a hammer job. stand by for other pics, I will do my best with the material I have.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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It certainly would have caught my attention. I sometimes wonder if there is a a market for thin metal spacers to use in vise grips or clamps because that's what this looks like. That being said, my reason for thinking that this damage did not occur at the mint is that the coins do not line up correctly. I cannot think of a reason how one coin came to be at a 90 degree angle to the other. They should match straight up and down if the quarter got accidentally struck with a penny die. If you could post a photo without using the flash you might get other opinions. But from the photo you posted, it looks like a damaged coin. |
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Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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It is amazing what can be achieved with a hydraulic bench press  |
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Canada
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Looks like a quarter + a penny + a hammer. You would need to provide a better picture to be sure. 1 cent printed smashed upside down on a quarter! Definitely a hammer 'smash' job! Not an error, but straight out PMD. Quote:you should be able to get a couple of hundred or more for it on ebay. Oh, please don't encourage anyone to list this garbage on ebay. there's too much of it already there. Sorry zenno.  Keep it as a curio, by all means.  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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New Member
Canada
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:-( Allright then.
Sorry everyone. I guess I will get back to work tomorrow. Funny because the other side of the coin is in perfect condition, no trace of damage at all. And I personnaly think that a hammer is not powerful enough to create this, maybe it was what trout1105 suggested, a hydraulic bench press but why ?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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would you beleive, too much time on our hands.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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hammer works well. No press required.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Based on the last pic you posted, I do not think it is a smash job. It is most likely glue residue from a cent being glued to the quarter. Removing the cent would leave behind a big glop of glue dried onto the coin and also retain detail from the cent that would seen on top of the quarter design. |
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New Member
Canada
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Interesting. I think this coin will take a bath....just to see if the glue can be removed. What can you suggest I use in the water to prevent deterioration of the metal, just to make the glue melt or at leat detached from the coin ?
Thank you very much.
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Pillar of the Community
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zenno the answer to your question why ? very simple..If someone out there thinks he or she can make a few bucks with an error and have an uneducated collector buy it then $$$$$$ its all theirs.... But there are many guys here who are error collectors and if they cry foul then your best to listen..and if that's not enough spend the 11.00 send it to the Graders and if authentic you score...
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Posted 11/07/2012 2:18 pm
