Typical for many States and Parks Quarters. Your quarter has been struck from worn, or overused dies. More of an anomaly than an error.
Thank you Fred. I agree with you I wish I could show you what I consider unusual. But it seems quite a few members are really offended by my close-ups. So Fred basically I'm gonna have to try and explain this. As you can see in the photo the lower part of the bust you can see damage but what you can't see is how the die has dug down into the surface of the coin. That's where the penetration is the heaviest, then you go down to what looks like mechanical doubling. This penetration is not as deep on the bottom side of the letters. Which is giving a false Allusion in the photo of mechanical doubling. This proceeds over to the mint mark light mark on the right side, and up into the letters very light marks on the right side of in God we trust. USMC60
Everything you mention is from the worn or overused dies. The die doesn't 'dig' into the surface. It strikes it, and if the die itself it worn/overused, it will leave the effect you see on the coin. This is very common on many States Quarters, and for some reason, even more so on the Parks Quarter series. (I didn't say it showed MD)
No sir you never said anything about M.D. I agree with you on what you're saying I've seen thousands of them maybe a small portion to what you seen. Just as you have described from a worn die. Fred I really don't care what the other members think about Close-ups but you should see this one. It's basically showing what I was describing.After looking at the photo I was even surprised at how far this disturbance goes out into the surface of the coin. USMC60
Sir if I may throw my theory towards you. What I believe we are seeing is a debris buildup on the die. And we are seeing the image of that debris. Why I believe this is because the image goes into the bust of The coin. Where If the die was broken the image would protrude from the bust. This is just an old Marine's theory. USMC60
paddyman98 Agreed most of the coin shows signs of a worn die. Please explain to me how the worn die can penetrate the bust of a coin and leave the mess that I have showed you.2 and 2 does not equal five nor does a worn die explains the damage on the bust. In the very short time of 20 years I have seen my fair share of worn dies. But common sense tells me, if there is an impression likes on the bust of this quarter and can only possibly be by contaminant which left an impression in the bust. A worn die explains the majority of what you see on the coin. But it does not explain the damage on the bust. I would be more than interested to hear your theory of how this damage occurred. And in my visual observation especially having the coin in hand a worn die does not fit the damage. USMC60
What kind of contaminant? Dies are clear of debris. I imagine just as Fred stated when the Die used is worn down it sort of starts to break away. Leaving that anomalous look to it. Debris would be struck through.
If there's one individual on this forum that I respect their opinion it is you. I think we can discuss this issue like to collectors would discussion and issue. Of course let's start up at the top right. Those lines are indicating some left over production debris that remained embedded on the coin, which if you look closely you can see that it does not have the signs of a chip. Now moving over to the left side top that big open space down below is the sign of a big wad of production debris that was down in the recess of the die. Now all along the bottom you can see where it actually goes down into the coin. I don't know when I look closely I see the reverse image of production debris. Common sense tells me if any part of the die itself was damage you are going to see raised metal to indicate that damage, not an impression in the bottom portion of the bust and surface of the coin. Common sense tells you that's a build-up much of material within the die this will cause the impression that you Are seeing.And of course machine doubling in the letters. And it looks like I can use the same photo to point out your aspects of what you are saying. The to three lines on the right top of the bust which looked like chips. Would explain what would happen if the die was cracked or damaged. You would expect to see this buildup especially on the bottom. But I see in impression not a glob of metal. There was some kind of buildup on that portion of the die to cause this impression. Like you Patty I got a nice photo in my collection that well demonstrate a worn die, and how it embeds himself along the image I'll have to find it and get back with you. USMC60
Thank you.. I'm at work so can't comment too much.. But quickly I want to share with you this.. Have you ever heard of a Rusted Die? http://www.error-ref.com/rusted-die/
