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Nclaytonc New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 12/12/2015 8:22 pm Hi everyone! The grandchildren were going through the coin jars and they found this quarter. I've seen similar quarters on this site, but none just like this. It has lots of damage, but all the details are still there. What are your thoughts? Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff

ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 12/12/2015 8:34 pm Looks like PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
Classic Coins Pillar of the Community United States 940 Posts	Posted 12/12/2015 8:34 pm Looks like post-mint damage ( PMD). Report this Post to the Staff
Pete2226 Pillar of the Community United States 3331 Posts	Posted 12/12/2015 8:43 pm I think you are correct! Lots of damage! And to CCF! Edited by Pete2226 12/12/2015 8:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Nclaytonc New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 12/13/2015 6:27 pm Thank you Pete2226! Classic Coins and Child of Wheat, why would you think PMD? In a similar post from another member, PMD was determined b/c the metal was scraped down to the copper. This quarter has no signs of scraping or wear. Even the folded metal area has no copper showing. The edges still have the notches but no sign of any impact. In my younger days, I've flattened or smashed a number of coins, but it always left marks of some sort. Since this coin has no marks, why would you suspect PMD? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 12/14/2015 12:29 pm What kind of error do you think you have? I see nothing other than a mutilated coin. It is definitely not an incomplete planchet error because the "clip" has reeding present, something that would not be there on a real error. Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 12/14/2015 12:51 pm PMD means "Post Mint Damage", meaning any damage that occurred to the coin after the mint. Report this Post to the Staff
Nclaytonc New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 12/15/2015 9:43 pm I'm not saying this coin has an 'error' as much as the damage to it occurred at (not after) the mint. The 3 different impacts arcs on the edge of the coin match the circumference other quarters precisely. The metal is push into the body of the coin at these impact points, but the body is not 'swollen' by the extra material - in fact, it is perfectly flat. In the area next to 'Liberty' you can see how the extra material occupies the area to the "R", but again, it doesn't swell beyond the thickness of the outer ridge. I'm aware of what PMD stands for, and it seems appropriate in many of the mangled coins, but this coin in particular seems to have been mangled within the confines of the stamping process. Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 12/15/2015 9:58 pm It does look like it happened outside the mint... There is no way that a coin could look like that doe to an error when it was struck. Report this Post to the Staff
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