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Bukethead New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 02/28/2020 12:08 am Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum and new to coins. I'm a cop who was badly injured on duty and in need of a hobby while I recover. I'm hooked on coins!! So I came across this quarter with bulges on it. I researched and in a couple forums including this one the consensus was heat either from a house fire or blowtorch or such. But the thing I'm hung up on are that in every picture I've seen the bulges are in the exact same spot. Has anyone else seen this or is there new information? Report this Post to the Staff

lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1656 Posts	Posted 02/28/2020 04:45 am It is definitely just heat. I have seen the bulges in many locations but it is possible that some areas, like on the bust, not receiving as much pressure during striking are more prone. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/28/2020 04:52 am to CCF. Thank you for your service to your community and get well fast. Your coin does have heat damage from, as you said a house fire or such. The bubble can appear anywhere on the coin. John1 Edited by John1 02/28/2020 04:52 am Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34395 Posts	Posted 02/28/2020 05:43 am @BH, first welcome to CCF. Second, while I agree that your quarter has been damaged by heat, I will say that I haven't thought much about the location of these bubbles. I don't see any reason for them to occur in the same place, although the mechanical process of creating the rim may bond the clad layers more strongly to the core. That might explain why we see the bubbles on the inner half of the coin. Thank you for posting an interesting question, and I hope that your recovery goes well! "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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/28/2020 08:40 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 02/28/2020 09:25 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
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/28/2020 7:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 02/29/2020 10:35 am As the image of the quarter in Coop's picture shows the bulges are not always in the exact same spot. Report this Post to the Staff
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