Hi Im not sure but take a look and all you smart Connoisseur of Coins will know exactly what this is Thanks for your input Chris
Thanks that's quite obvious but I thought it may have been dammiaged another way... but ya it's been through hell.... ouch
Tell us what you think, specifically. How exactly do you think it's been damaged? I just see bad post mint damage too. It's nearly impossible to say exactly how if deliberate or stuck in a machine or a combination of multiple effects. But it certainly is damaged badly in its 40+ years of existance. I'd be lucky for my car to look half that good after 40 years of use.
It was damaged and then repaired. Rather than take a loss on these by tossing them in the trash some people will give them a few well directed hits with a hammer and then file off the high points. Most will even work in machines but the trick is to get them to go through counters so banks will take them. Now days the FED is removing culls and a quarter isn't worth much so repaired coins are becoming a thing of he past.
A lot of these are originally damaged in equipment and machines. Car crushers are a very common source. Only those which are repaired will circulate because they must go through a counter to even be accepted by most banks. There are even closer tolerances to pass through a vending machine but they tend to get tossed in the trash if they don't also work in these. Until recently very few coins were being removed by the FED but it appears they are now removing both culls and heavily worn coin. The mint has long had a redemption policy but this was utilized mostly by public incinerators that generated bad coin by the truckload. Ironically many repaired coins will go straight through the machines that are removing culls. Quarters don't circulate like they once did. They used to change hands multiple times a day and were worn smooth in pockets. Now they get most of their wear in counters and machines. Many are even discarded increasing the likelihood it becomes cull. Their low value assures that recycled cars have about ten quarters lost in it and vending machine have a few underneath exposed to anything that spills. When the 1972 was issued it was estimated to have a 30 year life expectancy but this was far to conservative. It was closer to 40 years. But now days most coins are lost through misadventure and this might mean only a few thousand uses before it is lost or damaged or tossed in the trash. Two thirds of the quarters in circulation are now post eagle reverse and even these later coins are now becoming numismatic culls in large numbers. ...But I doubt many are being repaired any longer.
Go to any retailer and pay for something using this. Most will not reject it, too much trouble. They'll just give it to someone else as part of change. Either way, you will get 25c credit for it.
no ill keep it.... that way if the next person was to find it they would probably re post the same question i'll save you all the trouble
Tbe 2 is twisted from the damage that occurred right next to it. Metal was sheared off from a motion coming from the side. Think coin ran over by lawn mower type interaction; plus multiple other damages. The mint machines are presses and wouldnt have a side cutting impact like that. After minting its just a few falls into large bags.
