1988 Quarter With Defect. Please Help If This Is An Error Or Damage

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Toddm6 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 12/12/2023 10:29 pm Here is a 1988 Washington quarter that I just got in change. I need help if this is an error or if it is just damaged. Report this Post to the Staff

Toddm6 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 12/12/2023 10:38 pm I was unable to get a picture sized correctly for the reverse side, which has no error or damage to it Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34395 Posts	Posted 12/12/2023 10:39 pm @todd, first welcome to CCF. Second, it looks to me like this quarter has been exposed to high heat after leaving the mint. The bubbling and distortion comes from this thermal damage. "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
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 12/12/2023 10:41 pm I agree, looks like heat damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/12/2023 10:42 pm Agree, looks like damage. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73688 Posts	Posted 12/12/2023 11:00 pm Probably heat damage. PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Toddm6 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 12/12/2023 11:17 pm Thank you all for the information, I appreciate it. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94786 Posts	Posted 12/13/2023 06:48 am yep, a cooked coin. the extreme heat has separated the cladding from the copper core. 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
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19117 Posts	Posted 12/13/2023 08:05 am An image of the reverse might confirm the heat damage assessment. Report this Post to the Staff
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Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 12/13/2023 4:52 pm to the CCF and heat. Report this Post to the Staff
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