Odd 1978 Quarter With A Dark Hue And Strange Lines Horizontally Across It

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FireballXL5 Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 05/06/2017 2:34 pm Hard to tell the 'dark hue' by the pictures due to lighting... but this is definitely darker than normal... and the finish shows strange horizontal lines... It's kind of like this one 2001 I found with lines through the obverse if you can see it... Much easier to see in person, or perhaps just the right lighting and angle... whatcha think? Report this Post to the Staff

FireballXL5 Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 05/06/2017 2:41 pm A little better angle of the 2001... Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/06/2017 4:20 pm Possible roller lines? Great pics on the 1978. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10029 Posts	Posted 05/06/2017 4:52 pm I am not sure, but it might be one of these: http://goccf.com/t/186987 How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/06/2017 7:27 pm It is not sintered. A sintered coin would not have the lines. John1 Afterthought, A sintered coin could have roller lines on it.It still looks like a non sintered coin with roller line staining. Edited by John1 05/07/2017 07:24 am Report this Post to the Staff
FireballXL5 Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 05/07/2017 12:18 am I can try again to get better angles and lighting... for now, I just have it in a plastic sleeve in my pocket to bring to a dealer to look more closely at it. I was wondering if it was missing clad on both sides... but it's typically just on one side... and, I've not been in the game long enough to know the signs... Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 05/07/2017 12:31 am Looks like roller lines to me. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
FireballXL5 Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 05/07/2017 04:07 am Roller lines hmmm... perhaps from when the planchet sheets were formed? The lines do appear to go through all the dips and valleys in the strike... Are they a common issue? I just went through close to $2000+ dollars in quarters and these were the only two obvious examples I found of parallel lines running through the coins... And the 1978 with a discolored patina is the only one that looks like a possible mint or dip issue compared to dirt etc... I haven't separated out any coins for errors or high ms grades yet... but these two just stuck out as being different... Edited by FireballXL5 05/07/2017 06:14 am Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/07/2017 06:27 am Neither coin is missing the clad layer. If it was,it would look copper in color. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 05/08/2017 12:10 pm Quote: Roller lines hmmm... perhaps from when the planchet sheets were formed? Correct. Quote: Are they a common issue? I just went through close to $2000+ dollars in quarters and these were the only two obvious examples I found of parallel lines running through the coins.. I have seen them on 95% copper cents a lot more than clad coins. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/08/2017 4:45 pm Agree roller lines. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10029 Posts	Posted 05/08/2017 5:57 pm Quote: It is not sintered. A sintered coin would not have the lines. Asking for the sake of becoming more educamacated. I read on this thread: Quote: Quote: Roller lines hmmm... perhaps from when the planchet sheets were formed? Quote: Correct. I had not heard of roller lines before. The above quote indicates the roller lines are made when planchet sheets are formed. The planchets are then cut from this sheet. The planchets are annealed in some step after this. So does annealing remove roller lines so a black beauty never can have them? Please enlighten me. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
FireballXL5 Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 05/12/2017 12:00 am I'm starting to see this more and more now that I'm starting to look for it... I've seen it quite a few times while sorting through my dimes now. Report this Post to the Staff
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