1981 D Quarter With Rolling Liberty?

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dragonsden New Member United States 11 Posts	Posted 08/08/2021 9:28 pm Last post tonight, I'm just learning all the diferent variety's and errors so I appreciate your patience and comments. Going through a bunch of coins today and I came across a 1981 D, with "LIBER" in liberty appearing to have the tops of letters bent over? Just wondering if this is something worth hanging onto and what may cause this? Thanks for any info you may have, enjoying looking around on here and just trying to learn more :) Report this Post to the Staff

VestigeWolf Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 08/08/2021 10:12 pm Looks like coin rolling damage to me ( PMD). Put it back in circulation. Happy hunting, and yes, this place is full of great info! Report this Post to the Staff
HGK3 Pillar of the Community United States 573 Posts	Posted 08/08/2021 10:37 pm That ridge you see on the ends of the letters is Die Deterioration Damage ( DDD). Every time a die pounds out a new coin, the force of the strike is directed outward on the die, towards the edge. Slowly over time the die breaks down, losing it's shape and the devices get distorted. The base of the E in Liberty is raised slightly as well, and this would be due to the die being slowly deformed by the force of the strike also. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96467 Posts	Posted 08/08/2021 10:50 pm with DDD 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
Roagan New Member United States 48 Posts	Posted 08/08/2021 11:38 pm thats what I thought one of the coins I posted was because the top half of many of the letters toward the rim were almost smashed level with the surface of the coin but the comments of the few that commuted said nothing is wrong normal coin but I could see it with naked eye? unfortunately I sold the mint set for normal wholesale and didn't keep it Report this Post to the Staff
HGK3 Pillar of the Community United States 573 Posts	Posted 08/09/2021 3:02 pm Quote: thats what I thought one of the coins I posted was because the top half of many of the letters toward the rim were almost smashed level with the surface of the coin but the comments of the few that commuted said nothing is wrong normal coin but I could see it with naked eye? unfortunately I sold the mint set for normal wholesale and didn't keep it Well, technically they were correct when they said there was nothing wrong. DDD is a normal part of the minting process and every coin shows evidence of the age of the die if you know where to look and what to look for. In fact, the concept of "Die States" is based on the expected life span of a die and uses evidence of deterioration to estimate how close to the beginning or end of the die's life the coin was minted. Because it's not considered an "error" it doesn't really add any value to the coin though, such as Doubled Die might. Report this Post to the Staff
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