What Is This Gold Spot On 1997 Quarter?

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ooburgeoo New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 12:10 pm i was looking at this and this gold gleam caught my eye. its in the branch under the eagle to the right. the video really captures it as it catches a shine. not quite sure what it could be. please help! curiosity is killing me. j1qasEd4jmY Report this Post to the Staff

Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10484 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 3:57 pm No idea as your pictures and super-fast vid don't seem to show anything. EDIT: Ah, I do see it now, something stuck to the quarter? Edited by Marv65 03/13/2025 5:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34395 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 4:15 pm @oob, dis-regarding the color, this seems most likely to be a small die chip. Being shiny and gold-colored is not typical of a die chip though. Perhaps this is a small hunk of a metal that has embedded into the surface of the coin? "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 03/13/2025 4:57 pm I think it is a piece of glitter from females painted fingernails. This subject has come up before. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94795 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 9:43 pm I'll go along with a bit of glitter.. 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
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73698 Posts	Posted 03/14/2025 01:32 am Definitely glitter. PMD, not an error. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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