Does anyone know about a 1983D error quarter? I am looking for more information about these. Are they found in general circulation or rolls? I have found one in a most unusual place. It is missing the "8" in the date and is still sealed in the cellophane. In a Denver Souvenir Mint set. Issued from the mints gift shop. I know that there were no 1982-1983 uncirculated mint sets issued at that time.
Pictures would greatly help to ID what you are talking about. From what you described, it sounds like a grease-filled die.
I created an album with the pictures and I though I attached them. Can you click on the "Camera" icon and see them under "Your Media? Let me know. If not then how do you attach them for view?
I agree with grease filled die. This is a minor error and fairly common. A 1983 D Quarter could have many kinds of errors. Providing pictures can help determine if it is or not an error or variety.
After looking at the pics it looks like the whatever damaged the lower part of the bust also came down and got the 8 and some of the 3 before it was sealed in the cellophane. But that is just my opinion.
It appears to be nothing more than grease filling of the die in the area of the 8 which, technically, is still there, it simply does not look like an 8. Grease Filling is a general term used to describe the build up of machine oils and debris which occurs during the minting process. This "stuff" gets pounded into the die crevices under tons and tons of pressure and can distort the die or even make certain devices seem to disappear. Some, as in the case of the 1922 plain Lincoln Cent, actually do disappear. For your particular coin though, the market occurs in high grade examples. Not examples that have visible flaws. The particular flaw you're referring to is not particularly desireable to even a simple error collector. For an absolute certainty, what you are seeing is not the result of the die making process which usually commands a high premium but instead is simply the result of the coining process.
OK...But has this error been found in the general circulation quarters? How often has this been found? Thanks for the detailed explanation....I am just a novice in these matters and knowing of the "process"
Seeing these were "souvenir" sets and not real "Mint Sets" I would assume these ARE general circulated coins just packaged in cellophane?
