As a newbie to the scene, I catch myself viewing coins (mostly quarters and pennies) under a $4 dollar magnifying glass that I purchased at Walmart. Its late and my eyes hurt so I apologize if this is a pointless post. On this State quarter there is to what I believe a die crack on the reverse. It starts at the right side rim traveling into the locomotive.
View attachment 396489 View attachment 396488 View attachment 396489 View attachment 396490 As a newbie to the scene, I catch myself viewing coins (mostly quarters and pennies) under a $4 dollar magnifying glass that I purchased at Walmart. Its late and my eyes hurt so I apologize if this is a pointless post.
You didn't mention what we should expect to see, but I assume it is the die crack. Die cracks are very common for almost every denomination, and the Utah quarter is no exception. When I searched Mint bags of the Utah SQ's, I found die cracks & chips all over the reverse of the coins. Chris
That's what known as a die crack, but there are some double ear lobe too, heres a link for you http://www.doubleddie.com/190911.html
No need to make two threads, but the error on the coin is just a die scratch. Not worth a big premium.
Good Evening. Sorry to bother you. I ran across another Utah State Quarter and it has an identical crack. Identical. Is that just how it goes sometimes?
It could have been struck by the same cracked die that struck your coin. A die will crack then strike a thousand coins all with the same die crack. It is possible that is what you have, or it could have just been struck by another die that cracked that same way. Photos would help.
First of all, Jeremy, you would only be bothering me if you called me all the time when I'm in the bathroom. Like @coinman1234 said, it's very possible that both coins were struck by the same die. I've found multiples of the same cracks and chips in Mint bags, but unless the coins have identical markers (die gouge, polishing lines, etc.) it's only a guess. Chris
