1996 P Quarter Error? Missing Ear? Tia

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coinclutz New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 08/20/2015 2:06 pm Hi I am new to the community, I found this quarter that I am confused on, is this an error coin it is missing the ear a small patch above the ear and looks to be a hole in the eye, Any help is greatly appreciated! Edited by coinclutz 08/20/2015 2:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff

stoneman227 Pillar of the Community United States 2376 Posts	Posted 08/20/2015 2:41 pm That does look cool ! Those areas are the victims of abrasion. For some reason, possibly to remove a clash, those areas were dressed down and the details were removed Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 08/20/2015 2:46 pm The flat spots in the design were caused by excessive die polishing removing shallow detail of the die design. Dies are typically resurfaced after a clash event(two dies colliding without being separated by a planchet) or other type of minor damage and if the mint worker is too aggressive, some fine detail may be removed. The nose bridge is a common spot to find this flatness as seen on this "broken nose" Mercury dime pictured below. Edited by biokemist6 08/20/2015 2:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coinclutz New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 08/20/2015 2:51 pm Thanks to both of yall, I thought it was grease on the die. But am very new to this, thanks for teaching me what it is! so is this something someone would keep just for fun or should I spend it ? as I do not collect myself just look for odd balls Report this Post to the Staff
stoneman227 Pillar of the Community United States 2376 Posts	Posted 08/20/2015 3:00 pm " I do not collect myself just look for odd balls" So said many till the bug bit! Report this Post to the Staff
coinclutz New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 08/20/2015 3:05 pm Yea I think I may keep this one lol! Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 08/20/2015 6:03 pm Quote: as I do not collect myself just look for odd balls ...which is how many dedicated collectors spend their entire numismatic careers. Welcome to Coin Community, coinclutz. This coin definitely qualifies as "oddball" due to the excessive polishing. Not more valuable, but as a fellow "oddball" aficionado it'd be staying with me if I'd found it. Report this Post to the Staff
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