Is it the QC in Phily, bad die design, or something else. Today I found a new Bessie Coleman quarter with a die break on the wing of the plane, Bessie's lip & G.W.'s nose. I'm afraid these things will be worthless. Lou
Correct - they won't have much if any value. I do think it's the first time with the newer design, and it's much higher relief than the old Flannagan design ended up, so the mint is having a lot of trouble with the design. Some of the NWQ also have higher design relief than some of the 50SQ and ATBs. I expect we will see some design tweaks at the trouble spots. A little Botox on George's lip, a small nose job...
Really, you're afraid of that? They're damaged dies. I'd send that back to the Mint and request my money back.
@Scubalou Get them up on EBAY quick enough, before the site is saturated and you can make a few bucks. After that, the interest will subside.
I’m honest. What can I tell you? Actually, according to my wife, I’m half-honest. At least it’s something, though.
I believe those are incuse devices. If they are recessed then the doubling is most likely incuse die doubling or MD.
The reverse is too crowded for a coin of that size. The designer simply did too much and the coin is kind of like a word salad in my opinion.
