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  When State Quarters first came out, I used to throw all my State Quarters into bags. This coin was probably only in circulation a year or two before I tossed it in the pile. This 2000 Virginia State Quarter is definitely out of alignment on the reverse. The reverse was the hammer die, apparently. The obverse seems to be more or less centered correctly. Maybe just a hair thicker on the right side than the left. I'd say that's a misaligned die error. The reeded edge seems fine, although with such a minor shift, I'm not sure I could tell if the reeds were shorter just with the naked eye.
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It is a minor MAD. John1  |
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yes a minor MAD strike, but unusual to have it on the reverse (anvil) side.
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is it? I'll have to look into that.
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There is a very thorough article on error-ref.com about Inverted Die Installation. Apparently the reverse-hammer, obverse-anvil setup was common for State Quarters. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Agree with the misaligned die assessment.
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This it is a Denver coin struck in 2000. So do not has inverted Dies. Denver use Graebner presses (vertical) till the end of 2001. Phil changed to the new presses in the middle of 1999 Shuller (horizontals one). Those horizontal presses permit to switch the Dies according to the Design. Not all the coins will be inverted Dies because the Hammer and the anvil are both moving strike forces and work at a ratio 1 to .75 Hope this will clear the confusion of the readers and collectors.
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I am quite impressed that you know the equipment being used at each mint, per year!
That leads naturally to the question: how common is a misaligned anvil die?
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I am quite impressed that you know the equipment being used at each mint, per year!
That leads naturally to the question: how common is a misaligned anvil die?  Inquiring minds would like to know more about the Denver 2000 die setup. Might want to update Mike Diamond as needed. Thanks, Doug. |
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That leads naturally to the question: how common is a misaligned anvil die? This could happened any time in the striking process. More or less degrees. The most collectables are 5 Degs. and more. To answer to you about Minting Process: Thank you for your nice words. Me I want more to say that Mike Diamond wrote for the majority of the readers. If him was write to technical will mixt up more then 50% of the readers which do not has Minting Process and History background. I answer because was the question and to clarify maybe a cloud of production. |
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Posted 05/26/2023 11:25 am
Uncirculated American Silver Eagles 
