1982 Washington Quarter With Errors?

Pictures are too out of focus to tell for sure, we need clear
photos where you can clearly see the detail of the coin.
Taking a guess, it is probably Machine Doubling.

That was the last year for that master hub. The devices were swelling outwards and this all the coins that year shows the same event. As the dies aged more, then it was showing the Machine Doubling into the rim of the coins just like the 1968 cents were doing that year:

Note how through the years the quarter obverses were showing the devices moving towards the rim and in 1982 they were in the rim when Machine Doubling happened:


When you view the new design compared with that years design, you can see how the swelling of the master hub affected the design, the locations of the devices, when view side by side.
So what is a master hub?

It is the top of the chain of command on die creation. So it something was altered on the master hub, all the dies/hubs below it would be affected. The same thing happened on the cents that same year, but they created a new master hub for the cents during that year. So that is why there are large and small date cents that year. On the quarters, they didn't change the master hub until the following year.


CoopHome: Why do some years, the devices touch the rim on coins and the devices look different?

For more information on the 1982 cents large and small dates, check out the link below.
Why are there large and small dates on the 1982 cents? What differences can be noticed?
http://goccf.com/t/421952#3631456

Yes COOP, in 1983 they use for the last time the old master hub. I will look for photos for you of the two master hubs used in 1983. Your photo (last one) show the old master hub and for 1983-D the new one, Please analyze the head to see the differences. I am not home to be able to send you the differences but will be soon.

Congrats Dearborn!