Is this homestead quarter messed up?

Hey I looking for opinions. Is this homestead quarter jacked up from years of abuse or a mint problem. It just doesn't seem as crisp as the mint photos I'm looking at. My magnifying glass isn't the best, but I think it looks like garbage from the minting. But all know is I know nothing.

 

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Circulation has been tough on the coin.

 

It has definitely been circulated. The other issue it may have is planchet roughness. Clad planchets are very dense and a lot of the roughness is not removed by the strike.

 

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Vending machines are rough on quarters. Could have spent a few turns through a few of them like a carwash. making it look rough like that.

 

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Just 6 years of wear and tear…kinda like a car…a 6 year old car is going to have a few dings and nicks…Welcome to Coin Talk…imo…Spark

 

That sounds weird

Don't say Messed up or looks like garbage from the Mint

Here are some wording we use..

I looks like a Mint Error or it looks like PMD - Post Mint Damage

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Meow thinks it could be a light greaser strike.

 

Welcome to 'Coin Talk' Helen. I see you had just joined on Wed.
Most of us are tolerable!

 

lol @ "MOST"

 

Paddyman made a very pleasant point. Good luck and welcome to the CT party.

 

Ok,thank you! I'm super new to this so any feedback helps!

 

Thank you, that's the plan, man!

 

I've heard that term "grease" and I have no idea what that means. Should I look up something on how coins are minted?

 

Grease on the die when minting can leave a slight muddy surface, or radiating lines of muddy channels.

 

@Helen L Byers. You can read about grease filled dies on this site: http://www.error-ref.com/?s=grease+filled+die
error-ref.com also explains how other kind of errors on coins occur. It's an excellent teaching tool.

 

Thanks so much!