One of the things you have to ask yourself is "How could this happen at the Mint" and if you can't come up with one, ask here. If the guys here don't know, it is probably due to some Post Minting Damage (PMD).
Take a guess how much your quarters worth.......could it be a million dollars? I don’t think so. I voted for 5
Ok I get it ! But my thoughts are how would road rash place a * between the 1 and 9, the letter A between the 9 and 8, the letter E between 8 and 3 and an A after the 3 ? Oh and a 4 stamped atop the back of his head ?
Could this have been stamped over a bicentennial coin? They did slow production in the early 80's during the depression !
Let’s cover this again so it’s clear. Above are SIX answers to your question. Here are 4 points to consider: 1.It would seem that your 1983D has been circulated. 2.The coin exhibits the signs of extreme machine doubling in the areas you have imaged. 3.THE DOUBLING ADDS NO PREMIUM VALUE. 4.This error is common albeit it does not usually manifest itself so strongly. 5.The coin is worth $.25 plus whatever you can con an EBay buyer out of. We are not trying to take away from your coin it is a very nice specimen. I would eagerly put it in my collection. I love error coins you can see without a loupe nice find!
If you see something we don’t its because the image stinks as you know. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE images of both sides, full shots, FOCUSED in the proper orientation.
@mikenoodle it depends on what part of the country you lived in the eighties. There were lots of severely depressed areas in the US during the eighties. But I think he meant recession.
The P’s and Q’s are VERY important here on CT. They can get you lit up faster that a Witch fire in Salem.
