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I went to the mint and got $10 of quarters out of the quarter machine in the lobby - all Uncirculated Yosemite National Park Quarters. Here is a pic showing two of the coins side by side. Notice the same gauge under the nose - it has the same exact shape. Truth is, if I pulled one of these out of circulation, I would say it was Post Mint Damage and wouldn't think twice about it.  Here is a close up of one of the coins ... In addition to the gouge like area, notice the area from the chin up to the cheek, This looks like the standard 'struck thru grease', and I found this on about a dozen of the quarters that DIDN'T have the gouge in front of the nose. Any idea what's going on here? I know they aren't valuable, I just want to figure out what's going on here ...  |
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Pillar of the Community
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so ... scratches caused at the mint?
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scratches caused at the mint? Identically shaped (and located) marks could be put on two coins outside the mint. And you did find the coins together. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Die scratch under the nose. I've seen the mark in the field before on cents. Some debris may have been on the die during striking. Valuable? I tossed my back into the re-rolls box.
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Yosemite MDD or doubling, you call it. As folks have disqualified what I found as worthless, I decided to post some more pics, this time of a worthless "doubled mountain machining effect" on Yosemite. It looks so much like a peak which mimics the main peak to the left, wow, oh well. I also like how the mountain looks all squiggly, like there is field doubling, but it is sadly, just Machine Doubling. .  . |
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Another MDD where the Y dissects the actual design detail. About the same distance as the extra mountain detail .. Machine doubles are so neat, I think!  |
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Steve199 - It couldn't have been done outside the mint because these quarters never left the mint. I got them out of the change machine IN the mint and these quarters never entered circulation.
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Coop, it's a heck of a die scratch. I know they aren't valuable but was still curious about them. thanks.
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I got them out of the change machine IN the mint and these quarters never entered circulation. Sorry, somehow I missed that part.  Coop wasn't saying the large depressions are die scratches...but that they were the result of a debris on the die. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Struck Through Grease and debris, the dull area across the mouth and cheek would be from a thin layer of grease while the depression would have been from something a little more solid like a grease/metal dust mixture(the gunk that typically clogs a die and the source of dropped letter errors).
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makes perfect sense biokemist6. thanks for clarifying.
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Legend, nice pictures - i'll have to see if mine has the extra mountains. I don't think a lot of people have these yet!
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Rubbudo, do you think it deserves it's own post, to show more folks?
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Actually I do legend. I've made piggy-back posts before and they just don't get exposure.
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Looks more like a strike through. I die scratch would cause a raised spot. That looks to be recessed.
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Thanks southerngent, it does have depth to it. May well be struck through. Sorry for the piggyback, should have given it it's own thread. Just like you said, got zero traction.
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Posted 08/02/2010 6:27 pm
