Hey everyone! Some of you gave me some good advice on another error coin I had, so I'm back for more. I just found this coin in my collection and I was curious if it's an actual mint error. Also, anyone got any idea of its value? Its a 1963? D silver quarter. I know you all like pictures, so here they are: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y233/crazyfoolinsd/1963errorOBV.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y233/crazyfoolinsd/1963errorREV.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y233/crazyfoolinsd/1963error.jpg
I can't decide if its real or a fake clip----there is what looks like a Blakesly effect on the back of the coin... Speedy
After re-reading the best guide to clip diagnositics I have found, I just can't see enough detail to be absolutely sure. However, I think I see the requisite wide rims opposite the clip - just above the "B" in "LIBERTY" on the obverse, and just below the "R" in "QUARTER" on the reverse - so my tentative vote is genuine clip.
When I first looked at the picture of the Obverse, I felt right away that it was a man made Clip Error (Post Mint)! After looking the second time at the (?) weak rims opposite from the clip, I am even more convinced that it was a man made error. The rims opposite of the clip, appear to have been tooled down to give the appearance of the Blakesly effect but who knows, I've been wrong before.
New Clear Photos! Hello everyone! I realize that the last photos were a bit blurry, but I'm pretty inexperienced at photographing coins. Also, I'm working with a new digital camera. I've been playing around with lighting and settings, and these pictures are MUCH clearer. After learning from you and reading about the Blakesley (correct spelling?) effect online, I'm pretty much convinced its genuine. Check out the 6:30 position on reverse and the 11:30 position on obverse in the new pictures. I inherited my collection in the mid 1980s from my great grandmother as a child. I looked through it a long time ago, and am just now looking at my coins again. As I understand the error coin trade is a somewhat new phenomenon, so I can't see any incentive for someone to modify this coin, post mint, before it was in my great grandmother's possession. Is the "D" mint mark kind of funny looking? Is that a cud by the eagle's head? Does this stuff even matter? Thanks for your opinions! -Brett http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y233/crazyfoolinsd/1963_quarter_obv.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y233/crazyfoolinsd/1963_quarter_rev.jpg
Brett: I see what you are referring to, but the problem is that there should be a lot weaker strike effect to the opposite rim point. Also, it could be just my eyes, but there appears to be some scraping to the opposite point, almost like it was held in a vice or wrench as it was cut. I don't know, without seeing it in hand. Still, either way, worth at least silver.
Note how the inner edges of the rim on the Obverse ends parallel with the outer portions of the rim where the clip starts on both sides (between the "6" in the Date and below Washington's ponytail). The inner edges of the rim should terminate further inward towards (not at ) the center of the clip and they don't. This as well as the weakness of the Date and the weakness of the opposite rims which look man made, tells me that it is Post Mint and a man made error.
Interesting, the rims by the clip and the flowing in weakness of the date are the two features that convince me the clip is real. (Plus the lack of damage to the reeds at either end of the clip. If it was post mint made clip I would expect to see damage or distortion to the reeds at either end of the clip.)
