Can Someone Confirm Missing Initials On 2001 Rhode Island Quarter?

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ak0017 Valued Member Lebanon 61 Posts	Posted 12/15/2018 03:17 am Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 12/15/2018 03:33 am Your coin shows circulation wear, which probably caused the initials to wear away. On a perfect coin, you should be able to see all the vertical wires on both ends of the bridge, but you are missing the last 4-5 on the end at the right. Report this Post to the Staff
ak0017 Valued Member Lebanon 61 Posts	Posted 12/15/2018 03:41 am There is actually a chunck of metal on the bridges right side, doesn't really show on the scan.. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 12/15/2018 03:55 am This image is from the Mint. You can see the missing details: the road on the bridge, & the wave details. Report this Post to the Staff
ak0017 Valued Member Lebanon 61 Posts	Posted 12/15/2018 04:11 am Sorry to bother you again but notice the top of the sail, on my coin it touches the H letter, on the image you have provided it does not. Report this Post to the Staff
ak0017 Valued Member Lebanon 61 Posts	Posted 12/15/2018 04:21 am And it looks like there are letters on the right side of the sail. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 12/15/2018 04:28 am If talking about the marks on the sail just a little below the S in State, looks like it took a hit not letters. Report this Post to the Staff
ak0017 Valued Member Lebanon 61 Posts	Posted 12/15/2018 04:32 am i mean the L5 on the sail itself, not sure if scratches Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34396 Posts	Posted 12/15/2018 09:38 am @ak, when I enlarge and enhance your pics, it is still a little hard to tell whether the details are simply worn together or if there might have been a small die chip bridging that gap or if some early damage moved metal between the letter H and the uppermost point of the mast: "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
ak0017 Valued Member Lebanon 61 Posts	Posted 12/15/2018 10:02 am Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
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