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1985-p Washington quarter with Weird Rim Weird Rim?  misaligned strike? Any Comments, suggestions or feedback welcome... Edited by OcalaFlorida
11/16/2015 08:25 am
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Nice pics ,O-F. I have a couple coins like that, I'll be watching as well as wondering now. |
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A slight MAD with rim finning  |
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Seems like we have seen several coins like this, more or less, in the last few weeks. I am not remembering any credible explanation nor do I have one. I assume that the diameter is normal?
Edited by Pete2226
11/16/2015 1:13 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Mike calls these a flattened fin. Looks like a coin counter/circulation may have altered it a bit.
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I do not see any way that a folded over Rim Fin can account for what appears as a second rim inside the outer rim. A counting machine simply does not leave that kind of mark, nor is it that close to the outside rim. Marks from counting machines that I have seen are consistently 2 to 4mm or more from the edge of the coin. Edited by Pete2226
11/16/2015 3:39 pm
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Edited by OcalaFlorida
11/16/2015 3:31 pm
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Really wonderful article you posted O-F. Thanks.
Edges (peripheries) can have so many things happen at the mint and afterwards. I'll be watching for any other info, too.
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 Excellent detective work! These are much closer to what we have been seeing, in my opinion. I am finally seeing some credible explanation possibilities! Good job!  |
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Very interesting. Nice link O-F.
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I have seen this on a few pennies. Is this what some refer to as "Railroad Tracks" ?
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Yes, I think so, 11997755.
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Edited by Pete2226
11/16/2015 8:20 pm
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Thanks Pete. It's been a while since I saw that.
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Shall we call it a "stutter strike" then.
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It seems that a stutter strike should produce a weak, sloping shoulder on the opposite face of the feature. That is not the case here. Why don't we think about a stiff collar? Check the quarter here: http://www.error-ref.com/?s=stiff+collar |
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