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New Member
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I need help on how I go about verifying this error or if you think it is a error. The quarter weighs about normal weight 5.671 grams     If you take a close look at the pictures you can see the obverse of the Kennedy half and the reverse of the capitol building especially the spire and the windows. Please help me out I am really excited about this find Edited by Screeb741
07/23/2017 01:02 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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When you see the reverse image on the obverse, that's called a Die Clash. This happens when the coin dies strike each other without a planchet (round metal disk) in-between them. :)
Errers and Varietys.
Edited by Errers and Varietys
07/23/2017 01:06 am
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 Can you include some marks or indications on the pictures where you are seeing this? because I don't see any  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think it would be more than impossible for there to be a die clash on a 1989 quarter with a 1976 Half. The die for the half would have had to be sitting in the machine for 23 years.
It's more likely that someone vised a half with that quarter in there garage.
TBH, I also don't see any type of impression on the quarter, so if you could add arrows or something pointing to what you're seeing, it would help.
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New Member
United States
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On the reverse there is three circles the smallest shows the mintmark of the Kennedy half next shows the rear of kennedy's head and last shows kenedy's bust |
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New Member
United States
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On the front of the xoin you can look closley and see the words 200 years of freedom in one of the xircles and then after the m in freedom follow the outline of the capitol building to the peaks amd spires of independence hall
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New Member
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Please if ya think I'm just stupid let me know
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New Member
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What I think is the blank for the quarter was punched out of a Kennedy half and the washington stamped on top of it |
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Pillar of the Community
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no I don't see anything on that coin ether , stay here and you'll find something real. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Screeb! I have to say, I'm not seeing it. You are in no way stupid for asking. That's the heart of the forum: questions. However, there is no way for a quarter blank to be punched out of a Kennedy half. Take a look at the minting process and all of the steps involved. Some things are possible, some things are not. Please do stick around. There's lots of cool stuff to learn!  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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Bedrock of the Community
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The blank would not fit into the machine collar as it would be too large. The weight would be the same as a half dollar. The diameter would be as large as a half dollar. There would be no reeds present on the coin, but a folded edge near the rim. Just a normal quarter with a could of die cracks on the reverse. |
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Before I even opened this link, I was thinking glue. I can't make out what you are seeing either.
The only stupid question is the one you don't ask.
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Well my theory is the is mint likr any buisiness trying to save money jad millions of unused franklin halfves and why buy more metal when you got it sitting around, punch a quarter planchet directly from the half dollar and run it through the striking process right on top of mr kennedy, but far fetched and unlikely.
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Bedrock of the Community
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First problem would be trying to punch a quarter planchet out of a half dollar. Their blanking presses are designed to punch multiple planchets out of a strip at once. It would be extremely slow, difficult (and possibly dangerous) to try and punch individual planchets from individual coins.
Second the resulting planchet would still be the thickness of a half dollars resulting in a coin maybe 30% overweight. Won't work in vending machines and will probably jam counting machines.
It might have made sense back in the 18th century when they rolled their own strip and the blanking press cut out individual blanks. Run the coin through the rollers to get the thickness right and then punch a planchet out of it. But today when the strip comes in already rolled to thickness the idea isn't practical.
Personally I think your imagination is running away with you and you are seeing things that aren't there.Our minds are designed to find "order" in random data and yours is working overtime.
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