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19x8 "P" Quarter

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carnivore1975's Avatar
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 Posted 05/03/2007  02:07 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add carnivore1975 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I found this quarter in my pocket change and noticed the third
digit in the date is missing. there is a very small trace of a number but I cannot tell if it is a 8 or a 9. there are no grind marks or any other kind of marks to indicate it was intentionally removed. just looking for some opinions.

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 Posted 05/03/2007  03:05 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add chrycopaul to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like 1968. If this were a coin on ebay I would say it looked photoshopped (it looks like the colour was brought down onto the rim and onto the 9), but as it is yours I guess not. There does appear signs of altering though from the photo.

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05/03/2007 03:53 am
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More than likely, the digit was obliterated by a grease-filled die. Grease and other machinery gunk can get caught in the recesses of a coining die and it will make coin details mushy or nonexistant. These generally do not have a premium unless dramatic or interesting (dramatic would be enough grease to almost completely eliminate the design and interesting would be one missing a mintmark or the God part in the motto i.e. a "Godless" coin).

BTW, it is either a 1988 or 1998 date since a P mintmark is not present on "X8" dates before 1988. I think it is probably 1998.
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05/03/2007 08:23 am
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The Washington head and what's left of the date suggest 1998.

It's quite interesting, I like whatever's happening to the die to the right of the 8.
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 Posted 05/03/2007  4:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add garylcsr to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I like halfabustisbetter would say 1998. because of the type it is. the new hair do started in the 90's I would say 95 but I could be wrong.
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