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Hi there— I'm new here, nice to meet everyone! I don't actually have a rare coin collection, though I did find a quarter that is quite interesting to me. On this quarter, it is actually in 'decent' condition. It is a 2022 mint, so that does make some sense. The first thing I noticed is the most obvious obscurity on this quarter. On the face, there is a very well defined haze or discoloring, covering the coin, except for George Washington's face. I tried (perhaps foolishly) scraping it off with a sharp piece of metal, and it will not come off. The second thing I noticed is that on the reverse of the coin, Dr Sally Ride's face is missing, or parts of it, as well as some of her jacket detail. I can see there arr a lot of scrapes in these areas, though I imagine that is normal since it is a protruding flat surface, that would be prone to rub marks—if it was say—flat on a table. I have the same quarter where her face is all there, (edit: I posted it below), it almost appears as if on the coin in question, the die had lost the facial and other details on her jacket. The 3rd thing I noticed, which will be potentially harder to see in the photos—on the Dr sally ride portion of the coin, the edging is nearly non existent, leaving the quarter with a tapered like feel and look. My first instinct is that it is normal wear. Though, it is a 2022, and the coin is actually pretty shiny in most areas. I decided to let the experts decide what I'm looking at! (That's where you all come in!) This is my first post. Apologies if I have made a posting error or mistake. Thanks everyone, BingedMr    Edited by BingedMr
08/08/2023 06:41 am
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New Member
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I believe I posted this in the wrong area, I apologize.
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@bing, first welcome to CCF. Second, I can move this thread to the correct subforum for you no problem. Next time you can just click on the link "report this post to the staff" and we will get notified.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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New Member
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@spence thank you for the help. I figured I would mess up my first post somehow. &  |
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Additionally—it almost looks like the S, A, L, L, Y in "Sally" have extra lines, whereas the A in "America" does not. Is this double stamp? Not sure my terminology is correct. Here is a coin to compare the two.  Edited by BingedMr
08/08/2023 06:34 am
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 Not sure what you mean on the 'Sally' thing, I just see that the letter were spread out to fill up the area. I do see die chips by Sally's face (on the second quarter that is) on the first coin, that is just circulation damage. |
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@bing, it looks to me like the doubling that you are seeing on SALLY is an effect of the light source you are using. Try illuminating from multiple, diffuse sources and see if it goes away.
"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
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Thanks for the replies.
To me it almost seemed like there could have been a lack of facial features to begin with. Though on the eye of sally on the first coin, it seems almost droopy, like it hit a grinder or something. I do see the die chips on the second coin for sure. I think you are both correct. I took a second look at the lettering and it likely is lighting tricks.
So how about the face—spillage? Or can toning like that take place during the minting process?
BingedMr
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Pillar of the Community
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I think on the obv. it is just dried gunk of some sort, soak your coin in pure acetone, buy it at hardware store. The rev. is just damage that happened in circulation.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I agree, just a stain on the obverse and damage on the reverse. PMD. Errers and Varietys.
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New Member
United States
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Thanks all. I'm so new to coin errors that I wasn't sure if coins could have color errors somehow in the process during minting. It seemed that the reverse was missing some detail but it makes perfect sense that it is due to circulation.
Hypothetically speaking, die chips in general doesn't give a coin value, a coin already valuable or rare with errors is what makes it more valuable and a rarity? Unless it is a rare type of error?
Thanks again all.
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08/09/2023 3:25 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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to the CCF The reverse face along with the reeds have been sanded off. The obverse is just some sort of staining. Sally looks like Machine Doubling. Die chips have no effect on the value of a coin whether it is an error or variety. Some people collect chips and breaks. I do, but I know they are just in my collection, and I won't get rich on them. They are just something that happens to a die throughout its life. They can be markers to verify a doubled die or RPM. |
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