It appears we are having some trouble with what you are showing us, I think you are talking about the top of his head. Lol Dave
Hey I have two new quarters that have allot of doubling in the lettering.. How can I find out information about them??
Hey Dave I found two of the new quarters that have doubling in the letters and words how do I find out if it's worth anything??
First, welcome to the neighborhood, Fred! As a rule it is considered bad manners to hijack the thread of another person. It would be best for you to start your own thread in "What's it Worth". Be sure to include clear close-up images of the area that you suspect is a doubled die. Note: When you upload the images, be sure to select "Full Image" because the "Thumbnail" sucks. Chris
Looks like a hit to me rather than a die chip. I say this because it looks like your light source is coming from the bottom of the coin. Compare that "chip" to the hit mark on the rim, the shadow is on the bottom of the "chip" like the hit on the rim and the top part is lit up. So it's an indentation rather than raised which a chip would be. That's how I see it but wait for more other knowledgeable folks to comment and hope you get a consensus.
You can see that it is raised by the light reflecting off the leading edge. The light is also reflecting off the die cracks in the same manner.
Welcome to CT Fred if you will do what Chris said and post your own thread you will get the help you need. Dave
Oh yeah, that one is but I was referring to the one directly under the Y. I didn't even notice that lol. That is probably what he's referring initially. My bad.
I ran the pics by Mr. Stevens at Cuds on Coins; he said it was too small to be an interior die break, but was a die chip. The reflective surface made light sourcing difficult.
And that's how if follows, your die chip and cracks are often on the same coin. A chip forming is usually a later stage of the crack, which opens wider and allows for more metal to be pushed around forming a chip. A good example is the Homestead Quarter. At the roof, the first stage would be a pre die crack depression, followed by a crack and then a crack and chip. Those that have been referred to as "Snow on the Roof" chips are late stage and fatal stage chips or breaks and the end of that dies life. Actually they never should have made it to that stage but leave it to Philly to prolong the inevitable to the bitter end.
If it weren't for the Philly mint, what would we have to look for? JayF, yes, and the radiating small cracks. Probably, later in the run, the cracks got larger.
