OK, these three were plucked from the same box and appear to have possibly been produced at the same time. The reason I suspect grease filled die and not post mint damage is that the damage is not uniform around the perimeter as you would normally see with post mint damage. There are no circular lines like I normally see when the damage is caused by the coin rolling equipment itself. The edges are still clean and do not show much indication of circulation. The centers of the portraits appear to still show almost MS level of detail. So, I throw this pic up for scrutiny. As a possible reference, if this coin is legit, I do see similarities. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...sid=m37&satitle=220170105694&category0=&fvi=1
Yup. That would be my opinion. Grease filled. Some details -- perfect. Some details -- Dubya-tee-eff? Where did it go? And what's with these random -- um, for lack of better words, "scratches" come from? Especially noticeable around the periphery. Dunno why. yet. The only thing that bugs me is the haziness to the rest of the coin. But, hey, maybe grease on the entirety of the die does that. Never seen that before. just sayin. I'm no expert, though. At best? Educated guess. At worst? An ordinary guess. Addendum. I want to stress I'm no expert. This is posted in the error forum so maybe someone like mike diamond will be round to give a better answer. [Paging Mike Diamond. Mike Diamond please pick up a white courtesy phone. paging . . .] If I'm lucky I get to say, "Woohoo! got nother one right!" or at least, "Duh! How'd I miss that?" If I'm not so lucky I get to say, "What?!?!? Dang! Now I gotta research something else."
Very neat, lets see what Mike has to say, ------ But, that last one COULD be a set up strike. With a big ?
If they do, it's no where near what that ebay seller is looking for. According to this article, my coins would be lucky to fetch $2 to $5. http://coins.about.com/od/uscoins/a/error_quarter_r.htm While I'm fairly certain that they are grease/debris filled die errors (based on how the strength of the details is somewhat random throughout the coin) , I'm going to add them to my collection and keep my eye out for articles as they come up. They may not be worth much, but I found them myself and that's good for something (I think....).
They all appear to be grease strikes. One easy way to distinguish a grease strike from a weak strike is to look at the edge. A grease strike will show strong reeding while a weak strike will show weak reeding. There are other diagnostics besides these.
