197? Quarter: (Odd Character) Possible Mint Error?

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abridge27 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/03/2017 8:56 pm Hey all, First time posting, and exciting to join the community! I collected coins when I was little for fun, and have always been on the look out for interesting things. I've had this odd quarter in my collection for a long time now, but never bothered to ask anyone about it, but now that I know a site like this exists, thought I'd see what you guys think. Any idea of what's going on here with the year on this coin? Would you say this is a peculiar mint error or a mangled part of the coin? (It would seem difficult for just one little character to get mangled- and so perfectly smooshed, if so). Totally perplexed! Thanks! -ABridge27 Edited by abridge27 01/03/2017 9:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 01/03/2017 9:00 pm The coin pictured is a quarter not a nickel. And it appears to be PMD Report this Post to the Staff
abridge27 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/03/2017 9:05 pm Hi Fuzzy, Thank you so much for the quick response and critique! Wow, I'm quite a special one tonight haha.. sorry about that, not sure why I typed nickel, long day I guess :D Anyway, interesting.. I wonder what kind of post-mint damage could cause such a clean mangle of a number into an unrecognizable character with unique seriffs and slopes. The odd shape seems so difficult to replicate with any kind of damage I can think of. Of course, I'm not a coin expert, so I'm probably just babbling to myself here haha. I appreciate it! Cheers! Edit: Subject and Original post corrected to include "quarter". Edited by abridge27 01/03/2017 9:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 01/03/2017 9:10 pm If there is a divot/hole behind the digit, it appears the coin was hit with something causing the metal to "squeeze out" to form the small v. The hit also caused the back of the 0 to be displaced. Report this Post to the Staff
abridge27 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/03/2017 9:22 pm Awesome, thank you for the insight there! I never would have thought. It's quite amazing how deep coin knowledge goes, it seems. :) Report this Post to the Staff
uruman Pillar of the Community United States 5193 Posts	Posted 01/04/2017 12:07 am , stay with the forum and you'll see many different PMD hard to explain how it happened. Report this Post to the Staff
Dustin6 Pillar of the Community United States 3516 Posts	Posted 01/04/2017 12:19 am to CCF!! and PSD Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/04/2017 12:36 pm We all learn from everyone's questions. Keep asking. Report this Post to the Staff
Slamnbass Pillar of the Community United States 3644 Posts	Posted 01/04/2017 12:58 pm to the forum! After years of circulation pass from the original damage circulation wear will eventually smooth it all out and the original metal color contrast from the damage will also fade away Report this Post to the Staff
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