1979-D Washington Quarter Mintmark Error?

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JOE Valued Member United States 164 Posts	Posted 06/03/2008 02:13 am I've just recently gotten into the hobby of coin collecting, And I think I found an "Error coin", And I was wondering what it's average value would be. The error is in the mint-mark, For some reason my camera refuses to take extremely zoomed in shots, But from looking at the coin under a magnifying glass, It appears to be the "D" mint-mark, But for some reason the D is not hollow except for a tiny hole in the middle, It sort of looks like a doughnut. I'm not sure if it was double-struck or if it was struck again by a P mint-mark, I'm waiting to buy a better quality magnifying glass to check this. There does not appear to be any errors on the reverse side of the coin, But I also posted a photo of it in case I might have missed something. Hopefully these photos will be good enough to verify is this is an error coin or not. You can click the photos to expand them and get a better view of the mint-mark. Also, Thanks everyone, I have received a lot of help in the short time I have been here. Edited by JOE 06/03/2008 02:17 am Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 06/03/2008 08:46 am It is normal, that was caused by a worn mint mark punch. For another example of this, look at a 79-S proof- it will be a blob as well(unless you happen to have the much rarer Type 2 clear mint mark that utilized a new punch towards the end of the year for proof coins) Edited by biokemist6 06/03/2008 11:38 am Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 06/03/2008 09:09 am Yup, what he said. Same thing is common for all different denominations...1977-1981. Report this Post to the Staff
junjiesalvador Valued Member Philippines 212 Posts	Posted 06/08/2008 06:32 am There seems to be a doubling on the word QUARTER. What type of doubling is that - a strike or Machine Doubling or what? junjie Report this Post to the Staff
amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 06/09/2008 11:27 am junjie its Machine Doubling. but I notice maybe a clash on reverse by the west wing? has anyone else see it? Edited by amac44 06/09/2008 11:29 am Report this Post to the Staff
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