A Little Insight On A State Quarter?

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SierraRayne New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 07/23/2018 02:24 am First off forgive me if I am posting in the wrong section. My kids' grandmother came into possession of a quarter that has both her and I confused. I have tried to look it up for something similar but had no luck. Could anyone help with a little info? I apologize for the quality of the image but I have no camera on hand and had to resort to using a cellphone. But this image is a State Quarter 2007 Utah the back seems fine but the face is just blank and smooth. When compared to another quarter the size and thickness is the same but a side view the silver and cooper are opposite. (The coin in the image is silver tail side, copper head side as opposed to the other quarter being opposite if that makes sense and has anything to do with the coin). Is this a true error or has it been done intentionally? Thank you for your time and patience as I try to explain this confusion. Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 07/23/2018 02:27 am A little hard to see, but looks someone ground off the coin's surface. Can we see an image of the edge? Report this Post to the Staff
SierraRayne New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 07/23/2018 02:51 am Retook the previous image hopefully it is a little more clearer. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73756 Posts	Posted 07/23/2018 02:57 am Definitely Post Strike Damage (it happened after it left the U.S. Mint). It was sanded down. You can see all of the scratches from the sanding. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 07/23/2018 03:00 am I believe that the obverse was ground or sanded down. Do you see any hairline scratches on the blank side? Getting an accurate weight of it may help, too. (0.01 gram range) In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
SierraRayne New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 07/23/2018 03:10 am Thank you for the quick responses. I had thought sanding down would be the case but the smoothness of the blank side threw me as well as when compared to another quarter the thickness seemed to match but the copper and silver were opposites between the two coins. And I am by far a coin collector and was at a loss on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73756 Posts	Posted 07/23/2018 04:31 am You're very welcome and no problem! We're always glad to help! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4588 Posts	Posted 07/23/2018 07:41 am PMD - if the scratches are parallel, then it was done using a belt sander or similar using a very fine belt. If they are random, it was done with a circular sander, B&D Mouse, etc. If the scratches are concentric, it was done on a lathe. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 07/23/2018 11:46 am to the Community! 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
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