Cannot Figure Out What Caused This Damage.

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Obscure_Toast New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 10/14/2019 3:43 pm I think the reverse is due to a weak / grease strike, but I cannot figure out what caused the damage on the obverse. There isn't any warping or signs of heat treatment on the coin, and the edges do not have reeding. The coin is no smaller than a normal quarter and based on the noise it makes when dropped it is identical in material to a typical quarter. Report this Post to the Staff

dbrablec Pillar of the Community United States 1944 Posts	Posted 10/14/2019 4:02 pm resting coin... i am looking forward to what the experts have to say... Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/14/2019 4:18 pm Weight? Edited by coop 10/14/2019 4:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Obscure_Toast New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 10/14/2019 4:27 pm I only have a food scale which only gives me tenths of an oz, but this coin said 0.2 oz (6g), and so did a standard quarter. I realize its probably not much help if you don't have a more precise reading. Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3663 Posts	Posted 10/14/2019 4:33 pm First, Would you be willing to post photos of the edge? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 10/14/2019 4:35 pm to CCF! My first thought was that it looks like the coin was acid dipped but the center was protected. But some surfaces look like they have glue covering them. I'm leaning towards Post Strike Damage, but it also looks like it was struck through something. Maybe this was a Dryer Coin. I don't know of anything else that would account for the smooth edge. I'm just not sure enough to say one way or the other. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 10/14/2019 4:36 pm Looking at the obverse rim makes me think it's a Dryer Coin or PSD. May be incorrect. -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 10/14/2019 4:48 pm 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
Obscure_Toast New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 10/14/2019 4:52 pm Here are images of the edge compared against another 2002 D Mississippi quarter. There are very faint imprints of the edge reeding, but the coin does not come fully flat on its edge. Also, the coin is the same diameter and thickness as a normal quarter. Report this Post to the Staff
Obscure_Toast New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 10/14/2019 4:56 pm I looked at Dryer Coins as some of you suggested, but the coin didn't lose any diameter compared to a normal quarter, and that seems to happen with Dryer Coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Bump111 Pillar of the Community United States 3327 Posts	Posted 10/14/2019 5:27 pm Looks like some sort of heat related issue. Copper core started melting? But, no darkening, so maybe used as a heat sink or ground for something? Weird. "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/14/2019 6:37 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/14/2019 7:25 pm It looks PMD,if not acid maybe heat damage. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/15/2019 01:17 am The edge is showing damage. But not sure what is going on with the faces of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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