Spear Head And Multiple Spears On 1997 P Quarter No FG

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India New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 08/03/2015 9:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Ploopy Pillar of the Community United States 1788 Posts	Posted 08/03/2015 9:03 pm Die crack I think. Error experts will know. Report this Post to the Staff
India New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 08/03/2015 9:08 pm 1997 quarter has a spear on head, spear on letter to one of branch of sitting bird and the bird has a very long spear from one side to another. I also don't see no fg Report this Post to the Staff
India New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 08/03/2015 9:10 pm Thank you Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 08/03/2015 9:33 pm Can you get a close-up of the one on Big Bird? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 08/04/2015 02:12 am You will not find an FG on a quarter because it was designed by John Flanagan, not Frank Gasparro. Report this Post to the Staff
India New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 08/04/2015 12:43 pm Thank you for your response Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 08/04/2015 9:34 pm to the Forum, India. You can learn a lot about coins here. "Spears" are just names that some owners of coins label some imperfections. In this case, it appears the die that struck your coin had more than one crack on it. The die that plants the impression on your coin is considerably harder than the metal in your coin. By comparison, this makes your coin mallable at the time of the strike. The metal on your coin rushed into the crack on the die producing the slightly raised lines on the coin. This makes it a genuine error coin Numismatists refer to as a Die Crack. A lot of people collect this type of error coin, but as it is pretty common there is very little extra monetary value associated with it. The bird on the coin is the American Bald Eagle, one of the few important symbols our great country enjoys. P.S. It's hard to tell from the pictures, but I think the lines are raised. If they are incuse (sunken), it is only damage. You can learn to take better pictures here too. You may wish to visit the photography forum. Good pictures lead to more accurate evaluations of your coins. Enjoy. Edited by CoinMasters 08/04/2015 9:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
India New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 08/06/2015 12:31 am Thank you for your response. I'm new at coin collecting and all information is appreciated. I do have a lot of trouble trying to post pictures my android device is not the best the pictures come out blurry. I will definitely check out coin community feedback on how to get the best photos. Thank you again . Report this Post to the Staff
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