Possible Grease-Filled Die, Bicentennial Quarter

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halfamind Pillar of the Community United States 1498 Posts	Posted 05/30/2021 9:50 pm Found this today in circulation -- one of three quarters I received in a single transaction. What caught my eye first was the relatively good condition of this 45-year-old coin in the wild. Second, I noticed that most of QUARTER and part of the adjacent drum are "smeared out." Looks like a classic grease-filled die to me. There's no damage to the rest of the coin, and the rim is fully intact. Thoughts? (Sorry about the glare on the photos.) Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/30/2021 9:56 pm Agree, this looks like a Greaser. Edited by Coinfrog 05/30/2021 9:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 05/30/2021 10:50 pm it looks like it's showing that the grease had metal shavings as well. 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
Dearborn Moderator United States 97162 Posts	Posted 05/30/2021 10:59 pm that It does look like there was debris in the grease. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 05/30/2021 11:15 pm The effect on the rim of the drum may be from strike weakness, instead, as I've noticed that on many bicentennial quarters and it is opposite a large high relief part of the obverse-much like Monticello's steps on nickels and the EPU area on LMCs. Nice find. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Edited by spru 05/30/2021 11:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/31/2021 04:39 am Yes,the rim on the drum is a known weak area and there might have been a bit of a gritty grease issue there as well. The quarter being in nice condition is not that unusual because a lot of people hoarded those and are now finding out they have little to no premium and are spending them now. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
halfamind Pillar of the Community United States 1498 Posts	Posted 05/31/2021 08:44 am Thanks for the comments and happy Memorial Day to all! I'll pop this into a 2 x 2 as a reference and a conversation piece. Agreed that this coin was probably set aside for a few decades and recently made its way back into circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
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