2008 P Alaska State Quarter (Ms Grade)

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allcoinsaregood Pillar of the Community United States 808 Posts	Posted 05/02/2022 4:58 pm Hello everyone, once again I am heading for the bumper of controversy over a coin. My favorite place to be! Here we have a very bright nice looking 2008 P Alaska State Quarter which shows the extra claw. Every report I have seen says this is a die chip! However, if you look at the large photo of the claw it appears to me to be a split of the fourth claw verses a die chip. I believe this coin needs grading, so I am requesting an opinion from the collective coin community. The strike is great, and the fields appear clean plus no major marks. Regards. uploaded/allcoinsaregood/20220502_1-WIN_20220430_17_52_34_Pro.jpg[/image] Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 97511 Posts	Posted 05/02/2022 5:59 pm Nice die chip on the bear paw. 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
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/02/2022 6:35 pm It is a die chip. If you feel the need to send it in use ANACS because it cost the least.I would not. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
allcoinsaregood Pillar of the Community United States 808 Posts	Posted 05/02/2022 6:42 pm Best looking 2008 Alaska Quarter though. Need more Pics? Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21634 Posts	Posted 05/02/2022 6:55 pm Nice looking quarter but not worth the cost of grading. It would have to grade high MS to justify the cost. The die chip should not affect the grade as it is a die event. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 05/02/2022 7:10 pm not worth grading. Report this Post to the Staff
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 05/02/2022 11:27 pm there are a lot of those available, true yours is nice condition but the slab cost may be too high Report this Post to the Staff
allcoinsaregood Pillar of the Community United States 808 Posts	Posted 05/03/2022 11:29 am As always, I apricate your reply's and I thank you for your opinion. I would guess it's a case of beauty is in the 'eye of the beholder' so I'll stick it in a flip and call it a day. Regards all. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/03/2022 1:12 pm If it wasn't part of the design, it would have to be a die chip. Note it is raised, so the die had a void in that location. Thus a die chip. If it were part of the design, all coins would look that year. But all the ones struck by that die will show the same exact die chip. Just a die event. Why am I so sure? The dies are negatives. The coins are positives. So if something is raised on the coin, it would be a negative on the die. (a void) Thus part of the design broke off on that area, leaving a void. You are looking at a copy of that void. That is what the chipped off area looked like. Often we forget about the negatives and positives of the dies/hubs/coin design. If this were a continuing design, Something would have been done. But this was just a one in five designs for that year. So it was a temporary design. Thus no need to fix the issue. Now it is just a die event that people get distracted of finding instead of the real collectables of the doubled dies. This definition would apply to any die chip on any coin. Just a void that developed on the die, making a raised area on the coins. CoopHome: What is the extra claw issue on the Alaska Design? Edited by coop 05/03/2022 1:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
allcoinsaregood Pillar of the Community United States 808 Posts	Posted 05/03/2022 2:39 pm Thanks Coop, I get the negative positive point. Regards! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/04/2022 1:30 pm Always glad to help out. Report this Post to the Staff
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