1996 P Quarter - Error/Missing Spot Clad/PMD?

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ny_rebel New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 09/30/2014 2:38 pm Hello all, I'm new to the forum and joined to see if someone can help verify that the damage to this coin was indeed during the minting process. The obverse is slightly off center, but the real question is about the reverse. There is a nearly perfect "rectangle" near the rim of the coin just under the last "A" in AMERICA just to the right of the eagles wing. The silver clad is also missing in this area and extending over onto the wing. There also appears to be a "spike" piercing the "A" over into the middle of the "C". Any help will be greatly appreciated! Report this Post to the Staff

Tryna Pillar of the Community United States 937 Posts	Posted 09/30/2014 3:09 pm it looks like it is Post Mint Damage. looks almost like it lost an argument with a flathead screwdriver. Report this Post to the Staff
Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 09/30/2014 3:27 pm If it was the result of a flat head screwdriver or similar object, it seems there would be a corresponding bulge on the obverse. I don't see that in the image shown above. Maybe I'm just not seeing it. Edited by Sudz 09/30/2014 3:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Tryna Pillar of the Community United States 937 Posts	Posted 09/30/2014 3:30 pm Sudz, do you think it is a mint error? Report this Post to the Staff
ny_rebel New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 09/30/2014 3:35 pm Thanks for the quick responses. Sudz, I thought the same, the rim is also straight except for the "flat" directly beside the damage. I've had the coin for a while but didn't really inspect it until recently and decided I needed help . Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 09/30/2014 3:48 pm The edge of the reverse cladding partially detached(weak bond or damaged during the formation of the planchet) and was folded over during striking, hence the reason why you see the copper core. It is a cladding error but the value would be fairly modest(maybe $10?). Report this Post to the Staff
Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 09/30/2014 3:54 pm I wasn't sure, but I do know that Biokemist6 knows his stuff! A mint error it is. Report this Post to the Staff
ny_rebel New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 09/30/2014 4:01 pm Thanks BioKemist6, any guess as to what may have caused the rectangular hole/indention? Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 09/30/2014 4:14 pm Quote: I do know that Biokemist6 knows his stuff! Report this Post to the Staff
ny_rebel New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 09/30/2014 4:22 pm A little closer view of the rectangular hole/indentation and the "spike" from the "A" Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/30/2014 4:49 pm It is a nice find. Appears to have separated pre-strike. Thanks for the close up. Do you mind if I add it to my educational library? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 09/30/2014 5:21 pm The rectangular hole is simply the area where the clad was folded over, thus exposing the copper core, while the left side of the fold now has cladding twice as thick as it should be which also exaggerates the depth of the hole. Report this Post to the Staff
ny_rebel New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 09/30/2014 6:56 pm Thanks biokemist6... The hole is what was really throwing me. coop you are welcome to add any or all to your library. I searched the web for days looking for some similar type of error, I found clad errors but none like this one. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/30/2014 6:59 pm Thanks. Others will appreciate it as well. https://www.coincommunity.com/forum..._rebel_1.jpg https://www.coincommunity.com/forum..._rebel_2.jpg https://www.coincommunity.com/forum..._rebel_3.jpg Edited by coop 09/30/2014 7:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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