Washington Quarter 1958 error?

Hi, I'm new here and got here trying, unsucessfully, to find the answer to this...

I recently bought a lot of Washington 'junk' quarters and whilst filing them away I came across one which was different from the rest.

It is 1958 D but the edge is smooth without serrations just like a wedding ring. It is also a thicker edge than the others-in fact it came to light as I was stacking them up and one stack was wrong.

So I bust out the magnifying glass and started to compare it to my others. It would seem like the coin has been stamped over hard so that the rim comes well over the coin face. The words Liberty jam into the underside of that rim not like any of my other coins.

It doesn't look like a fake to me (but I'm no expert) but I cant find any info on DDR in my red book or doing the Google searches refering to 1958 Washingto Quarters.

Anyone any ideas? Am I a millionaire?

Tokyo.

ps Believe the coin came from Okinawa, if that means anything.

 

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Hi, Tokyo.

I cannot say whether you are a millionaire, but I can say that if you're not already a millionaire, your coin find has not changed that fact.

It's difficult to say what type of error/damage you have from your description. A picture speaks a thousand words, so if you care to post pictures, we can be of more help to you.

 

Ha ha! Nice reply. I'm not expecting to become a millionaire with this coin...but a few bob would be nice.

OK I am trying to photo it and then work out how to get it up on this screen. Any hints out there?

BTW it chings like all the rest.

 

It may be spooned. Pictures do help. Welcome to cointalk by the way.

 

'Spooned'? Sorry I'm a bit goofy at this. Could you talk me through how to post a picture of the damn thing?
Cheers!

 

So any of you lot gonna tell me how to post an attachment. 12pm here...

 

Welcome to the forum Tokyo. A spooned coin is where someone takes a spoon and using the concave side slaps it against the coin to roll the edge wide enough until they can drill the center out to make a ring. Usually the larger denominations are used for this.
To post a picture use the 'Go Advanced' instead of the 'Post Quick Reply', use the paper clip icon and the rest should be shelf explanatory.

 

take a picture, save on your computer, click on post reply, type a message, scroll down some and click manage attachments, click browse and go to where your pic is, then click upload, then post. Welcome to cointalk. Or you could save your pic to a site like tinypic and put the URL in you message.

 

Thanks for that. I hope it works...

 

And the un- serrated rim...

 

Here's the other side.

 

Not much of a photographer, either... Can you make these bigger?

 

It looks to be a regular 90 percent silver quarter, it will look a bit different than quarters that are older than 1964 as the newer quarters are only 40 percent silver. Could that be the issue or is it something else?

 

This isn't bad.

 

All the quarters I have are pre 64. In fact I've never seen anythiing other than pre 64. Compared to all the others I have this is different. The rim is flat. The letters are rammed up against the edge. It feels like I could use it like a small saucer, ie it would hold liquid. I am sure my photos arent doing justice here. How can I give you a better, bigger photo to look at?

 

Last picture! (Till I can do a bigger version).

 

Hi tokyo
Welcome to the forum!
What you have is one of two things.

1. the coin was spooned. as stated above, in an attempt to make a ring, but was never completed

2. the coin spent some time in the fins of a commercial clothes dryer, damaging the edge.

In either circumstance it is considered post mint damage and not any sort of error. the coin is worth bullion value only

Richard

 

Yes I think that's part of the problem. I think there's a way to get more detail and a better pic but I'm not sure how to do it. Maybe start with one of the photobucket type of sites like imageshack. I'm not familiar with the taking and posting of pics enough to school you correctly so hopefully someone else will chime in. :hail:

 

Hi. Thanks for the message.

Wouldn't spooning damage the coin face?

Would a dryer reduce serrations to babies bottom smoothness?

Perhaps yes to both! I will try to gt some better photos done. Mine are hopelessly small.

Tokyo

 

Hi,
Those that suggest the spooning scenario are probably right. In any case, the coin is damaged.

One comment on an earlier post. 1964 and earlier U.S. quarters are 90% silver. Except for some quarters done for special sets, U.S. quarters from 1965 onward are clad coins composed of copper and nickel. They are not made of 40% silver.

Thanks,
Bill