Broadstruck 1976 25C - Nasty Scratches.. but it's OK

Hi All,
Happy Thanksgiving 2016!
I wanted to share my latest acquisition.
it is a 1976 25C Broadstruck Error. Full of nasty scratches across the Obverse.
But I don't care.. I love it! I really like the False Double Rim on the top the Quarter. Very interesting for a Broadstruck.

Enjoy! ​

 

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Are the scratches and dings a result of when the coin/error was made or are they PMD?

 

Great question.. whenever you see a Details grade on a NGC label that means PMD

 

PMD is what they decided it was, but perhaps not proof positive that it happened after the coin left the Mint. Any time you can get an uncentered broadstruck coin with a formed rim on the wide side, there was significant weirdness happening at the moment of strike, and who knows what else was in the mix at the moment or immediately afterwards?

Consider: Broadstrikes happen because the collar isn't present to retain the coin's edge at the moment of strike. The rim on this coin is formed (paddy, is there reeding on that side?), so the collar had to be there. It's not off-center; for the "wide" side to be that broad on an off-center, we'd lose the date off the other edge. Makes your head spin.

 

Flat..no reeding

 

That actually makes me feel better.