What Happened To This 1857 Seated Quarter?

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roach Valued Member United States 364 Posts	Posted 08/11/2014 5:44 pm Just found this 1857 Seated quarter. Not really sure what is going on with it? Does not look like PMD to me. Rim has no reeding in the area of the anomaly. Report this Post to the Staff

mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 08/12/2014 01:54 am I would guess that some grease or dirt accumulated to clog the dies. The foreign material must have been been in a large enough lump to fill up both dies simultaneously. I don't see how a 'gradual' buildup of gunk could have created this peculiarity since the flattened area of the rim is located directly between the affected areas in question on both the obv. and rev. IMO Report this Post to the Staff
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 08/12/2014 03:28 am Looks struck through. (Grease perhaps) Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 08/12/2014 3:26 pm Tapered thin planchet. Report this Post to the Staff
wheatchaser140 Pillar of the Community United States 2368 Posts	Posted 08/12/2014 3:50 pm I think it's been Struck Through Grease with a little wear contributing also. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9793 Posts	Posted 08/12/2014 6:17 pm Struck through either foreign object, or grease on the die. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
roach Valued Member United States 364 Posts	Posted 08/14/2014 10:13 pm Brought it in to the pharmacy today and weighed it ----5.935 Grams----should be 6.22----could wear account for a 4.5 % loss? That seems like a lot. Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 08/15/2014 03:04 am Quote: ...could wear account for a 4.5 % loss? very possible considering the age of the coin and the amount of hands that must have handled it through the ages... Report this Post to the Staff
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