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New Member
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I have just begun collecting quarters a few months ago, so I'm not sure if this is a minting error or just damage inflicted by the person who had this before me. The error type thing is on the obverse side of my Washington quarter, maybe at about where 4:00 would be. It kind of looks like a mini crater, or as if some of the metal melted on the minting process.  Please help me identify if this is an error, if it's rare/worth anything, or just user damage. Edited by Jim Halpert
10/13/2018 12:03 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 To CCF! Your picture isn't showing up. There's something missing in the coding. Errers and Varietys.
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New Member
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Hi Errers and Variety, I edited my post, hopefully the image shows now. :)
I just joined today, the rule said to be patient, I should expect a few days wait on replies. Guess this site really blew up over the past eleven years!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The picture is now showing. And yes, the site has been growing with new members joining everyday.  I have only been a member here for one year, and I have already learned a bunch of stuff! What you have here is unfortunately damage near the edge, which happened Post Strike ( PSD). It's Post Strike Damage, meaning that this occurred after it left the U.S. Mint. Errers and Varietys.
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New Member
United States
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Ok, thanks for the info Errers and Variety! I'll keep that in mind for future findings.
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@JH, first welcome to CCF. Second, I agree with E&V that your coin is damaged. It can be spent as it is only worth face value.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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Bedrock of the Community
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The clue to why we know it is damaged?Note the area in question? See what looks like a water splash on that area. That is what is is, but instead of water moving, the damage make the metal move. This happened after the coin was struck. If it happened during the strike (If something was in the way) then the metal would show an outline of the object, but no splash metal movement.  The die keeps the metal in place, it just moves it around on the coin during the strike. On your coin the metal moved after the strike happened.
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New Member
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Wow!
That's super interesting! Thank you so much for replying to my post, coop, I really appreciate that info.
Thanks again!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yep, some post minting damage. Like Coop said, struck through debris has a different appearance. to the CCF! |
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