Hi again, Just having fun sharing some of my coins and getting your thoughts and opinions. This is a 1972 Washington Quarter where there is a cud ring I call it around obverse rim scan icluded. The reeding is missing on obverse top of coin (no picture). What would you call it All thoughts and opinions welcome. Thanks
Imagine holding this coin to where you can see the reeding...with obverse up..this coin shows where top half (obverse) is missing and bottom half (reverse) if reeded. Again, sorry no pics...I'll work on that..its really a nice coin
I understand your point, but imagine - a coin is dropped in a busy parking lot, face down. It lays there for several days and has literally hundreds of cars run over it, all the while with the asphalt eating away at the edges because the coins tends to flip up when a tire strikes the edge, but before it flip all the way up the tire flattens it back down again. When someone finally picks up this coin - it looks just like the one in your picture.
From his description it sounds like he is saying the obv half of the edge is unreeded, and the reverse half is reeded. In other words a partial collar or "railroad rim" coin. Of couse showing the obv and not the edge just confuses the situation.
I pick up coins off sidewalks, parking lots any place I find them..don't care if it's upside down or not..allways looking. Some coins I've found have been there (parking lot) for a while and show a lot of damage on either obverse/reverse as scuff marks..abrasions devices are almost gone or just plan old worn. How does a parking lot coin look like this where if you look at original pics..there is not a lot wear to devices and have the rim shaped as such? With many vehicles running over a coin how does this happen? Did it sit in a hole or collar and after enough cars run over it push the metal up? I have never seen a parking lot coin like this!
I disagree. I do not beleive this is a parking lot coin. I've picked up hundreds, if not thousands of coins off roadways since i work a job which puts me on highways and such. You wouldn't beleive how many coins are chucked out the window in a given 100-foot stretch of highway. Anyway, i've never seen a road-damage coin with such consistent damage to the rim and yet none to the face. Every quarter i;'ve picked up has had major damage done ot washingtons face from just a few vehicle roll-overs. Also, a coin only damaged on one side is very rare. I even have found silver coins road-damaged.
Boston Mike, You made a good point "i've never seen a road-damage coin with such consistent damage to the rim" I can only assume your name is Mike. Thanks. Lets see what the experts say
Maybe I can solve the "rim missing" mystery Some years ago a poor coin of mine forgotten in the pants pocket end up stuck inside the washing machine. I have no idea how much time it stayed rolling around in the machine draining pipe but eventually obstructed the water causing a flood in the kitchen :rolling: It looked pretty much like yours, no rim, beat up edges and also about 1mm smaller than normal.
Thanks for your and all replys. I think I'll put this coin on back burner and move on to another. Have a great weekend.
