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Davere New Member 38 Posts	Posted 04/20/2020 08:05 am I have never seen an edge of a quarter quite like this. any premium? Image optimizer auto-cropped so the entire sides couldn't be uploaded. Weight 5.6g Also there appears to be korean type symbols on the obverse yet english lettering on the reverse after America. any ideas? Edited by Davere 04/20/2020 08:15 am Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/20/2020 08:08 am Looks like minor acid damage to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5238 Posts	Posted 04/20/2020 08:32 am Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19127 Posts	Posted 04/20/2020 08:32 am A well-circulated coin--complete with dings/hits on the reeded edge and some environmentally-caused crud. Report this Post to the Staff
Kloccwork419 Pillar of the Community United States 1359 Posts	Posted 04/20/2020 08:47 am Yep damage. I agree with John. Ive had one that was much deeper but the same issue. It was in something that can eat the copper faster than the zinc Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73801 Posts	Posted 04/20/2020 12:15 pm PSD (Post Strike Damage) definitely. Not an error coin. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Davere New Member 38 Posts	Posted 04/20/2020 3:52 pm So what you are saying is that the copper on the side of the rims have been ate away giving it this railroad track appearance, correct? Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 04/20/2020 3:58 pm What do you mean be "railroad track" appearance, Davere? All quarters have reeding on the edges, and all reeding could be said to look like a railroad track. What are you seeing that you think looks different? Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1657 Posts	Posted 04/20/2020 5:18 pm Totally normal, just damaged. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/20/2020 6:39 pm If you take a sledge to your vehicle, does it make it worth more money? Damage reduces a coin to face value. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 04/20/2020 8:38 pm Quote: So what you are saying is that the copper on the side of the rims have been ate away giving it this railroad track appearance, correct? If by that you mean the copper does not extend out as far as the clad layers, YES. When you see one that has bee soaked a long time the copper receeds far enough the edge starts to look like an oreo cookie (just not the same colors). One thing to remember is the reeds are formed by the metal pressing against the collar, so for them to have formed on the copper center, at one time it MUST have extended out as far as the clad layers do. (And when you see one of the "oreo cookie" coins you will see that because the acid attacks the whole surface evenly the copper center of the oreo will still show the reeding.) Report this Post to the Staff
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