82 quarter possibly on nickle planchet.. Help!!

Hello guy's a newbie coin hunter here with a few pictures and questions . I have recently found a 1982 quarter with some obvious errors. The reverse appears fine but the observer has half of the word "Liberty" and half of the date on the rim . The edge is also smooth . I haven't seen anything quite like this online and was sure hoping you guy's might be able to provide some info . OH and it weighs 5.3 grams on my not very accurate kitchen scale while a reg. Quarter weighs 5.5.

Thanks and happy hunting

 

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Two-tenths of a gram is not that far off. If it was struck on a nickel planchet, you wouldn't see all of LIBERTY and the date. The circle is damage, but I don't think it was caused by a coin rolling or counting machine.

Chris

 

Someone had a little too much time on their hands. It's PMD or Post Mint Damaged.

 

The rim edge isn't indented it is raised like a regular quarter rim except thicker as you can see.

 

Thanks for the info guys

 

Sorry, but it's not a mint error. The circular cut is likely from being clamped or chucked into something. Whatever wore down the lower half of the date and LIBERTY probably also wore off the reeding. There is nothing in the minting process that would cause that type of damage.

 

Oops sorry. Thanks for the quick response.

 

The best way to learn about errors is to learn about the minting process. I don't have anything specific, but there is a lot of info out there. The more you know about how coins are minted, the easier it will be to spot real mint errors from damage that occurred once it left the mint

 

And it also can't be on a nickel planchet because the edge shows the typical clad layering. Nickels are one solid alloy.