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Robert hensley New Member United States 19 Posts	Posted 05/20/2021 4:31 pm I found this 1974 quarter and looked strange. I can see the circle in the middle might be toning but I don't understand what happen to the mint mark? Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/20/2021 4:39 pm Looks like a partial broken post on the MM. As for the toning, maybe a dime was lying on top of it for a long time? to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
IsThisAnything Valued Member United States 440 Posts	Posted 05/20/2021 4:39 pm From these pictures, my guess is staining. The mint mark might be circulation flattening. It doesn't quite look like a broken post. Just my Two Cents, hang out for more opinions. Edit: I see that partially broken post now that you point it out, Coinfrog. I missed your comment at first while replying at the same time. Edited by IsThisAnything 05/20/2021 4:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19204 Posts	Posted 05/20/2021 5:32 pm Agree with partially broken post. with a good deal of circulation wear (maybe an old hit then worn). Report this Post to the Staff
mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2957 Posts	Posted 05/20/2021 5:56 pm That ring around the obverse looks suspiciously like a coin-crimping ring, where this coin may have been an ender on a bank roll of quarters. It may have stayed like that for a while to get it to tone differently. Just a few of my thoughts. Edited by mrwhatisit 05/20/2021 5:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 05/20/2021 6:28 pm Environmental toning/staining. I am in the broken post camp as well. Report this Post to the Staff
Robert hensley New Member United States 19 Posts	Posted 05/20/2021 8:07 pm Thanks for the input I have never seen a coin like this so it beak my curiosity Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/20/2021 9:41 pm You have to remember that some coin are tossed into fountains at the malls. This can discolor a coin when left there for a long time. Report this Post to the Staff
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