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*** Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. It's very important to have in the title. *** Has anyone seen Damage/Error like this? It's like a blue was or dryed grease. There is extra metal or parts of the coin is melted. I have more photos if someone has clue to what this is and how it could of happened. I'm not 100% sure if the coin has been circulated. It's the 2022 American Samoa quarter with the Bats on reverse. The reverse is normal looking.I've never seen anything that comes close to the look of this. Any help identifying the cause of this greatly appreciated. Antonioxoh #9996;#65039;#9996;#65039;
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you have any acetone, give it a soak and see what comes off. In all likelihood, the coin has been chemically ruined after leaving the Mint. Date is 2020, not 2022.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That's a good recommendation.
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Pillar of the Community
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Would hot water damage a coin like this?
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Pillar of the Community
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Would hot water damage a coin like this? How? This is glue. Possibly sanded before the glue was applied. |
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United States
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I agree that it looks like dried glue--some is clear and some has been colored in either with paint or a sharpie marker.
Also, welcome to CCF @ant!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 To CCF! Give it a soak in 100% pure acetone and see if it comes off. Probably dried glue. Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yes, the result of an acetone soak could tell us much. Must ask...what does the other side look like?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I had an old quarter like this - glued to a paper backing. It took about 3 days for the acetone to eat through the glue.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Remember when the kids did the Tide Pod challenge? The dumber ones added a quarter to that challenge. EDIT - That was the "end" result!  How could you not like that - ? Edited by Marv65
11/12/2024 9:21 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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The bat reverse design is very pretty and cute - maybe someone decided to use the coin as a badge and affixed it to their clothing or something? A Halloween decoration maybe?
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to the Community! |
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 United States
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First of all thank you all for the welcome. 2nd thanks for the reply and suggestions about an acetone bath. Question? If it is some kind of mint error will the acetone cause permanent damage like discoloring? If you all say it's safe, 100% safe, it's getting the acetone bath. I'm hard headed and still think the metal has melted.  . It looks that way to me under high magnification. But thats just my opinion and thats why I decided to post the coin here and get the opinions and suggestions from folks who know a lot more than myself. . I have no problem believing that someone tampered with the coin. That was my first though honestly. But the under magnification looks have me with baffled. The quarter did come out of a new roll of uncirculated 2020 P Bat quarters. Thats another puzzle. I'm going to go find some Acetone as soon as I post this. I will share the results with photo's ASAP. Again, Thanks for the replys. |
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Pillar of the Community
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It still baffles me how it was in a new uncirculated roll of the 2020 P Bat Quarters Most "unc" rolls are not that. They are rolled by third party rollers like Lomis or string. The only way you can be sure they are new nowadays is if they are wrapped in official mint paper straight from the mint. This coin looks like it has seen a little circulation. |
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What happened to the new photo I posted after the Acetone bath?
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Posted 11/12/2024 7:01 pm
