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1965 Pressed Quarter Error?

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 Posted 04/25/2008  4:03 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Kyrebelyell2004 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I was looking through some of my old coins that I collect and came across this quarter.. I have know clue what kind of error it is, maybe the print was to big, or just a simple machine malfunction when it was processed.. Note: The 1965 quarter's edge that I have is bigger than normal and kinda looks pushed in, the print of this coin is also to big for it's size.. A guy was going to give me 5 dollars for it but I thought he might just be trying to rip me off, theres alot of crooks out there, Do you think it could be worth more than 5 dollars? I need your opinion :( , I will be greatly appreciative if you can tell me what you think, just a guess, please, you can see the coin here.. Thank You So Much...

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 Posted 04/25/2008  4:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add KurtS to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hi and !

That may be what's called a "spooned" coin. It looks to me as if somebody has hammered the rim.
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 Posted 04/25/2008  4:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coppercoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The coin's edges were tapped inward - just like Kurt says. It's not an error and is not worth more than 25 cens.
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Thank you guys for the fast reply, I was just curious.. I'll be posting some of my treasures later for you all to look at if ya wanna see :) have a good day, and thank you again for helping..

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 Posted 04/26/2008  3:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add foundinrolls to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Classic clothes dryer example. I think it will take a thousand years before people will forget about the idea that any clad coins are spooned. They did it with silver coins because silver was fairly workable. A Copper-nickel clad coin is never used.

Again, there should be a numismatic rule:-) If it's copper-nickel clad and you think it's spooned, It isn't. This one is definitely one that has spent some time in a commercial dryer, stuck inside the fins.

Thanks,
Bill
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 Posted 04/26/2008  3:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add KurtS to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Bill...you're right--why would anyone spoon a clad coin?
The dryer theory seems corroborated by the color--it looks affected by heat.
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 Posted 04/26/2008  11:50 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add thingee to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Welcome to the forum!
I look forward to seeing more.
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