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United States
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I got this in change not too long ago just only today as I was looking through my quarters I noticed this on the front of my quarter that has to be one heck of a crack in the die to cause that feature on the bust side reverse side looks normal. And under the L in Liberty is what also looks like a crack too.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Based on the darkness it looks incuse? Is it incuse? If so looks like a scratch.
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 United States
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The mark under the L looks like a J. Is it a scratch ? I really don't have a clue but looking( I have the coin in hand right now) at the bust the metal inside the "crack" is the same color as the clad outside the coin. If that crack really is a scratch there shouldn't be any clad in there just the base metal showing this isn't a silver coin.
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Moderator
 United States
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If that crack really is a scratch there shouldn't be any clad in there just the base metal showing this isn't a silver coin. But if it's a dent, which is what it looks like to me, the cladding will be unaffected. All the same, I'm not ready to be certain based on these images. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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The scratch isn't deep enough for you to see the copper core.
That 'j' shape under the L is curious. It doesn't seem the right shape for a die chip.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is it incuse ? Better pictures would help. Close ups of spots when I zoom in its to grainy to see it resembles being struck through wire. But no one I doubt will tell you for sure based on those pictures
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it resembles being struck through wire. That's my current thinking. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A closeup of the area in question would tell us more.
It the area at the bottom the mark is rounded, it maybe a struck through wire.
If it is squared, then it would be a scratch.
Also seeing the ends would help.
If it trails, then its a scratch.
If it is definite it might be wire.
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04/22/2015 1:41 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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I can't get closer due to me not having a high end camera but hopefully these are a bit more clearer.   |
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
Looks like it was struck through a piece of debrs like a bit of wire.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
That image shows what I needed to see. It is a struck through wire error/
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
110 Posts |
that's great my first error coin I probably have a couple other possible error coins I'll be posting. I'm guessing the wire strikes are pretty common right though was the J also a wire strike?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I don't think they are all that common.
I think the 'j' is an encased bit of wire.
(I am not sure though...)
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