1985 Quarter: What Type Of Error Is This?

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moneymoai Valued Member United States 81 Posts	Posted 03/04/2025 9:56 pm * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. It's essential to have it in the title. * 1985 quarter with the bust plateaued above the rest of the obverse. Never seen anything like this. Edited by moneymoai 03/04/2025 9:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75769 Posts	Posted 03/04/2025 10:06 pm Not sure what caused the damage, but it's not a mint error. PMD of some sort. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Snobro110 Valued Member United States 137 Posts	Posted 03/04/2025 10:09 pm Definitely post mint damage Report this Post to the Staff
jfeed Pillar of the Community United States 1278 Posts	Posted 03/04/2025 10:24 pm Looks like someone took a heavy washer and either hit or squeezed it against the coin. PMD for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10601 Posts	Posted 03/05/2025 12:12 am Definitley not an error - just some "Funkybusiness" Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 99849 Posts	Posted 03/05/2025 07:44 am it looks like someone put a large diameter washer against the obverse then pressed it in a hydraulic press to push the design through the hole in the washer. 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
jbuck Moderator United States 190923 Posts	Posted 03/05/2025 09:45 am Definitely some post mint experimentation. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34464 Posts	Posted 03/05/2025 2:32 pm My wild guess for the way in which this quarter was damaged is that it was used to even out the length of a table leg in comparison to some slightly longer ones, e.g. at a restaurant. "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
jbuck Moderator United States 190923 Posts	Posted 03/05/2025 2:45 pm I can see that. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
moneymoai Valued Member United States 81 Posts	Posted 03/05/2025 3:15 pm Quote: My wild guess for the way in which this quarter was damaged is that it was used to even out the length of a table leg in comparison to some slightly longer ones, e.g. at a restaurant. Lol! Interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 03/09/2025 4:16 pm Dearborn has the right answer. Report this Post to the Staff
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