Hi new member here. I would like to know who or how I would get an mated pair authenticated. It's an 2011 Olympic, Washington quarter with an struck Lincoln cent mated obverse to obverse. The Lincoln memorial can be made out with a careful look or magnified. Sorry about the quality of the photo. I used the other two coins for comparison only. I don't know who to trust to look at it. I have been viewing this coin with everything from a magnifying glass to a Jewelers eye piece. Any help would be greately appreciated.
Looks like someone just sandwiched two coins together in a vice. That is not a mated pair. This is what a mated pair looks like.
Correct.. not a mated pair. Not a Mint Error It's PMD - Post Mint Damage. Squeeze job or Vice job - 2 coins squeezed together with each one having the incused image of the other.
Thanks for the info, but there's no damage on either side of the coin. I will take into account your opinion as you surely have more knowledge and experience than I do. Now this gives me something more to consider. Again thanks for your replies as I still have a lot to learn.
It's hard to tell because your pics are blurred, but if there is an indent in the obverse, then it was pressed in a vice. If there is no indent, then it was glued. Based on your last post, I would guess you are seeing the glue residue. Either way, this occurred after it left the mint and is not a mint error
