What do we have here?

Been playing around with my camera's macro setting. Still not a great photo, will continue experimenting with settings and lighting. At 8 o'clock here, die break? It even continues through the rim.

 

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Looks to me like it took a hit of some kind while in circulation.

 

I thought that too, until I noticed it went completely through the rim cap, like it was never connected. I apologize about my photos, I'm new and they are substandard.

 

Doesn´t look like a die break. Whatever hit that coin compressed the rim as well as damaging the obverse.

 

I think it is damaged. Note that if a die cracked or broke it would create a cavity in the die, if a coin was struck by this die the metal of the planchet would flow into the cavity creating a raised line on the coin.

 

I see fisheye effect

 

I can’t see the area enough to say for sure but it’s definitely not a die break. We need better photos off the area and the entire coin, both sides. With what I can see it’s either a struck through or damage.

 

A die break would leave a raised area where the metal of the coin would have run into it. If there were a piece of debris on the blank planchet as the coin were struck, it would be a "strike through". I'm not sure I see any displaced metal which would show a scratch. Keep practicing with the photos... @paddyman98

 

Post mint damage. Simply put.

 

Regardless, it's still a keeper since it's a silver quarter. I'd definitely add it to my collection.

 

damaged

 

Good to see you

 

What do we have here part deaux. I tried the can method for photos but I'll need a bigger can, the flash doesn't have room to get light in it. Steadier hand, let's see. The reverse has a very strange tone at the bottom of the coin. What is this and what causes it?

 

Here's another. Photos are still my Waterloo. Rim damage on both the obverse and reverse. 5 oclock on the obverse, 1 o'clock on the reverse.

 

The 1956-D is damaged in the same place on the rim that’s why you see it at 5 and 1 o’clock on each side. It’s silver and very common so only worth junk value.
The 1964 Quarter I has the toning you asked about. What causes this and the color? Who knows but it’s just a darker toning. Nothing special.

 

Thank you for all of your replies. That is exactly why I am here. Thanks again@

 

You’re welcome.

 

Still looks like a fisheye lens.

 

Yes, and I think I've finally figured out the right setting for the 35 mm. Dumb mode works best for me. I can post new photos again if anyone is interested. Being a common coin, I tried the suggestions to give a couple an acetone bath. Didn't help one bit. The lamination is really off and under magnification, its even worse, looks like corrosion, which I don't understand at all. Again, I'm trying to learn so be patient. I take no offense to critical reviews of my coins, I didn't mint them.