I've come across a 2018 Block Island quarter D mint mark that on the reverse copper has over flown on to the rim. It looks like little waves of the copper washed over the rim and were frozen in place. How does this happen and is it anything other than looking kinda cool? Thanks for any help I can get learning something new.
Here are the pictures of the edge plus one that will hopefully be able to show better that it's not a scrape but how copper somehow was able to flow over on to the rim. Thanks for the interest hopefully someone will know about this because this isn't the first time I've seen this before I've seen it a couple of quarters and 3 dimes.
I posted photo of the edge. Could you please explain what a dull blanking die is I'd appreciate it. Thanks
Thanks that was very interesting but now I wonder how anyone finds any coins that would grade anywhere near a ms grade the way they pour them into a bag. Unfortunately I didn't see anything in the video that showed where in the process something that could cause the coin to end up like that. Except in the very beginning when they showed the 2 coins going around I'm not positive but one of them looked it it had the same thing but to a lesser degree. I guess maybe this is going to be something I have to chalk up to one of the mysteries of the universe. "Trying to learn something new everyday"
Have you ever use a paper punch? Its the same idea but with metal. A pin is pushed into a hole and a round disc comes out the hole. if the pin is damaged or dull it will have a tendency to rip or smear the softer metal and not cut it of clean/smooth.
Ok now that makes cents. Pardon the pun. I wouldn't have thought of that because of how it looks like the copper was in a liquid state and somehow dribbled from the edge over the rim. Of course that makes no sense because how would that even happen. I appreciate the help solving what happened. Now the question is this something that would make the quarter worth more than 25¢? Which I'm doubting it does. "Learning something new every day"
Thank you very much, that is the most interesting video I have ever seen. How would I go about seeing it in it's entirety ?
All coins that leave the mint in bags are considered MS coins. That is why they start at MS-60 and go all the way to MS-70.
I would think they would get damaged getting poured it a bag that way especially considering they weight of all those coins. But I guess that will teach me not to think so much. "Learning something new every day"
