Crooked letter in Die?!?! what are the odds?

Hi, I wonder how is this possible for a letter to come out crooked in a die?, the "I" in "IN GOD WE TRUST".. I found this in a 1997 Washington quarter, is this common or unique case?,... Thanks!

Happy New Year 2018!

 

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Odds are ZERO. Your coin was hit by something which moved the metal. You have a damaged coin.

 

yup, damaged.. its a spender..

 

It doesn't..
As stated PMD - Post Mint Damage
Coin Wrapper Crimp Machines usually affect the letters near the edge of all coins.

 

It's a nice example of this sort of damage since the fields are virtually free of evidence the letter was damaged. Typically there will be a circular groove carved into the coin at the base of the sheared letter.

 

What could move the metal so cleanly, and make the 'i' appear like 'Nevada'?

 

It's not as clean as it looks. The metal was sheared, stretched, and shoved in some sort of collision. There are many possibilities for the type, force, and angle of the collision but they are often caused by wrapping machines. The object struck is typically at right angles to the radius so tends to leave circular marks.

Sometimes the damaged letter is nearly "falling off" the coin.

 

Whoever did it sewed George's mouth shut so he wouldn't tell.

 

And that is why he is crying.

 

Like this? It's PMD:

 

Here is a better image of it,..... Thanks all for your feedback!, I never seen anything like this, the surface is so clean and free of any scratch.

 

Still sorry, just damage.


Thanks,
Jacob

 

The hit didn't leave a mark because the "I" took the hit just barely above the field. You can still see part of the "I" in its original position.

Chris

 

I can see the circular scratches south of TRUST parallel to the rim. there is evidence.

 

Those crooked letters are used to spell "Mississippi".

 

Thank you all for your comments,.... Have a great 2018!!