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New Member
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I recently came across this quarter in my fathers coin collection. It appears that the coin was struck with another quarter both on the obverse and reverse. I can see how a coin was stuck on the die for the obverse strike but I'm confused on how the reverse was struck twice with one of the strikes 90 degree's off from the other. This coin error has me baffled. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks as if it is a vise job. Somebody squeezed a coin on both sides of this one in a vice. It appears the devices are backwards which is typical of a vise job
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Forum Dad
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We're going to need bigger pictures without the other coin.
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Moderator
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Bedrock of the Community
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Agree, much larger images of the subject coin, please. to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Interesting. On side head/tails, the opposite side tail/tails. Not possible to be a mint error. Vise squeezed devices. I see on one coin the mirrored EPU devices. Spender coin.  Edited by coop
03/24/2021 12:17 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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to the CCF! Just a damaged coin. The size was increased as it was flattened between two other quarters. Do you see a reeded edge all of the way around the coin? ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks as if it is a vice arbor press job.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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You know me and images.   Edited by coop
03/24/2021 1:55 pm
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New Member
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Thanks all! It does have the reeded edge the entire way around the coin. Another quarter fits almost perfect into this and it has been flattened out. I will go with vise coin. Thanks again!
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Pillar of the Community
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Quarterman said... Quote:
It does have the reeded edge the entire way around the coin. Thanks for letting us know.  If it was broad struck, the reeding is almost always missing on the coin. The fact that it has reeding all the way around lets us know that it was normal size at one time. The retaining collar adds the reeding and limits the size of the coin. When the other coins were pressed into this coin it increased the coins circumference. This is a helpful diagnostic to use on coins with a reeded edge to identify a Vise Job modification. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!!
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