1967 Washington Quarter Mint Error - Ripped Clamshell

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tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6108 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 12:37 am I'm back! Had a lot of fun down at Mammoth Cave and even got to put a bat net right across the historic entrance. Had to pivot it out of the way for the last tour group to get out so I didn't net them. It was "bat night" and they had live night vision cameras on me at the net so tourists could watch the action from the surface and then I sent the bats up top for them to see the processing. So I'm fairly sure this coin was originally a clamshell lamination split which was bent back and forth until the flake came off. Makes it look like a more expensive error than it is, but didn't pay much for it so picked it up while in Kentucky. 1967 Washington quarter mint error - ripped clamshell Report this Post to the Staff

-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8750 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 08:15 am Very cool story, I was not familiar with Mammoth Cave. I looked it up and it says it has the longest known cave system in the world. Nice find on the Clamshell, I always enjoy checking out your threads! -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 10:33 am great education, thanks for showing such a interesting coin. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHI Pillar of the Community United States 2731 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 1:23 pm Neat looking quarter. So if the clamshell piece was removed like you said, is this considered PMD? I know this has been discussed before but wondered how a TPG would label it. "Pride is yoked with callous behavior, as humility is with compassion." St. Gregory Palamas Top Finds - 1969-S 1c FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/477681 1976 D WQ FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/382777 - 1968 D 1c FS-801 http://goccf.com/t/422254 Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCL Struck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burr Floating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978 Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6108 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 2:31 pm A TPG would details the coin as altered. You can't go ripping bits off coins and get them to grade straight. But as a demonstration piece for what missing cladding actually looks like it's pretty good, showing the color and soft design for a post-strike loss of cladding. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 2:50 pm Why are they called a clam shell? If they hadn't peeled off the clam shell, they value would have been worth more. How do we know thus happened? Note the missing cladding area? The strike is like a ghost like look. Note the missing clad with the normal strike. The devices are normal when the clad is missing. That is how you tell it is was peel or missing part of the clad. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96064 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 9:02 pm Pretty nice quarter TB. I'm glad you had fun in Mammoth Cave 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
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 11:26 pm Nice coin! Do you know how much of the clad is missing? The clad layer should weigh about 1 gram, so I'm guessing this coin would weigh about 5.1 to 5.2 grams, or about 35%-40% of the reverse layer missing. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6108 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 11:46 pm I never did weigh it before filing it. I've got stacks of stuff to get through and trying to move kind of fast so kinda skipped that step on that one. Report this Post to the Staff
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