Need Help With This 1979 Quarter. My Mom Seems To Think It Might Be An Error Coin!

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Viancao89 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 05/26/2022 08:01 am Well like I mentioned up too. My mom asked me to help her get as many options as I could about this quarter. Anything and everything will definitely help me. If you would like better pictures or a specific angle please let me know. Thank you all for your help. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/26/2022 08:24 am . Your moms' coin is not an error,it did not leave the mint like that. The coin is PMD. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Dave42 Pillar of the Community United States 571 Posts	Posted 05/26/2022 08:25 am Sorry, just looks like post mint damage to me. Notice how the metal is pushed in and raised, the disturbed and distorted rims, and the scrape marks on the front. That's a sure sign of damage, as there is nothing during the minting process that would cause those sorts of marks. Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 05/26/2022 08:25 am Looks like it was dropped in traffic. Not an error. It's just severely damaged. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/26/2022 08:58 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21616 Posts	Posted 05/26/2022 09:40 am Badly damaged coin. An error can only occur during the striking of a coin, anything that happens after that is damage. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/26/2022 11:50 am Damage to a coin from circulation is never a mint error. The coin was normal. Just like if you bought a new car and wrecked it, that is not a factory error. It happened after they sold the car. Same for a damaged coin. Just as it looks different, the means of what caused the damage is not a mint error. A mint error will happen before/during the strike. Afterwards if the coin is damaged, it is not a mint error. Edited by coop 05/26/2022 11:53 am Report this Post to the Staff
Mrhakfbacon Pillar of the Community United States 579 Posts	Posted 05/26/2022 11:58 am Extreme victim of PMD Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34419 Posts	Posted 05/26/2022 12:11 pm @via, first welcome to CCF. Second, while I agree that there is a huge amount of damage to this coin, it does appear as though the mintmark was filled it when the coin was struck. This is due to the die post which forms the center of this letter breaking off at some point. While not an error per se, it is a die event. Examples of this are quite common and don't add value, but I though that it was still worth mentioning. "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
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 05/26/2022 11:24 pm to the CCF and Report this Post to the Staff
Viancao89 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 05/27/2022 12:17 am Thank you all so much! I really appreciate all your help. Glad I can at least help my mom with this coin she's going to be a little disappointed but it's ok she can now leave this coin and move forward. Thank you! You guys are amazing! Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15457 Posts	Posted 05/27/2022 05:32 am to the CCF Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
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