Newbie Needs Help With This 1976 Bicentennial Quarter.

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Shayp123 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 01/24/2022 04:44 am I am very new to coin collecting. I found this 1976 bicentennial quarter in one of my old purses. I haven't used the purse in several years. Long before I knew about error coins. Please give me some opinions so I appear to know what I have. Thanks a bunch! Report this Post to the Staff

silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 01/24/2022 04:48 am Sorry, damage coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Shayp123 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 01/24/2022 04:56 am Ok thank you silviosi! Just curious, what kind of damage causes the lettering to appear to be melting? I've been researching error coins and thought for sure the chunk out of the hair was a Cud error. BUT this is def a learning experience for me! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/24/2022 06:06 am . Here is a site you might want to bookmark, very helpful:http://www.error-ref.com/ Here is one on Cuds:http://cuds-on-coins.com/ John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34465 Posts	Posted 01/24/2022 06:33 am @shay, first welcome to CCF. Second, with regard to the lettering on this coin, this looks like mechanical damage to me (as opposed to heat, chemical, environmental, etc). "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19304 Posts	Posted 01/24/2022 06:47 am Yes, severe post-strike damage. Not an error coin, unfortunately. Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 01/24/2022 10:19 am Rule of thumb: if you can think of any way that the effect you're seeing on a coin could be produced through damage rather than through an error in the minting process, then it's just damage. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190983 Posts	Posted 01/24/2022 10:20 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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