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Valued Member
United States
88 Posts |
Hi, I'm new to coincommunity, and I found this really cool New York quarter. I thought I might have seen something like this before, but I don't know the name. Could someone tell me what kind of error this is?   |
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Moderator
 United States
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 to CCF. Having trouble with your pics but might be a die cap of some sort. John1  |
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Valued Member
 United States
88 Posts |
Sorry, I used my iphone for this. :D
But are you sure that it is an error coin, and not just some kind of cleaning accident or anything?
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Valued Member
United States
286 Posts |
Impossible to be sure without better photos.
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Moderator
United States
56855 Posts |
No I am not sure,need better pics. John1 |
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Valued Member
United States
88 Posts |
Here are pictures that are a little better quality. Sorry, my iphone is the highest quality camera in my house. :(   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1699 Posts |
It is post-strike damage of some sort. I can't tell exactly what caused it from the pics.
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Valued Member
United States
462 Posts |
I agree. That didn't happen at the mint. Looks like it might have been heated which would cause that wave pattern.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1476 Posts |
Still cant tell from the pictures provided.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
The color looks wrong. Looks like a counterfeit? Edited by coop
06/03/2014 7:13 pm
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Valued Member
United States
88 Posts |
Hey guys, sorry about the pictures. Do you guys know how to take clearer pictures on the iphone? It'd be a big help.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Have you tried to fix a magnifying glass over your coin and take images through the glass. A microscope combination is a better way to get images. But weight of the coin might be the first step. Is it lighter or heavier than a normal coin?
The edge, does it show the copper layer that a normal coin should have?
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Valued Member
United States
88 Posts |
It has the copper edge, but I don't have anything that can weigh something that weighs so little. This time, I took pics using a magnifying glass, so it should be much better.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
See you can get better images. The lighting isn't glaring. But what is going on with your quarter is still a mystery to me. Almost looks like it was heated and most of the dark color was removed? The metal is showing rolling lines on the stock material that show on the obverse in a NE/SW direction. There may just have been circulated a lot. But I see nothing collectable with this coin as a mint errror. Sorry, but you did learn how to improve your images.
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Valued Member
United States
88 Posts |
That's fine. Thanks for all the help with the images and the coin guys. :D
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Posted 06/02/2014 6:02 pm
