Unknown year Washington D quarter.

So I decided to go ahead and post this at the risk of looking stupid. But after learning of so many new things lately I figured I go back through some of the coins my dad collected and give them a second look. Originally I just dismissed this quarter as PMD, but I honestly don't know what I know only that I know I don't know enough, lol.


Some of the shots are similar angles just with different lighting. I tried to include every detail I could think of in the pics but if I missed something I can gladly take more pics. And please, be gentle, lol

 

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I'm completely baffled and kind of in a daze,looks damaged to me but.....

 

My vote is that George saved someone from a Samurai sword strike.

 

Yeah I'm having a lot of doubts now after learning so many different things in such a short time. New types of errors I've never heard of and all the different machinery that moves the coins around it seems like there's a chance anything could happen.

 

It does look like something hit it really hard and really fast.

 

Yeah, it's definitely some sort of shear damage. Not sure if in mint or not, but I'm just thinking that it'd be awfully hard to add that to a roll of quarters in it's current state

Probably got caught in some sliding contraption that had a lot of weight behind it.

 

This is Mutilation of a Quarter . Post Mint Damage .

 

Send it to NCIS. They will get the date in a few minutes.

 

What are some of the signs you are seeing that make this PMD? To clarify I'm not disagreeing with your assessment just curious as how damage like this can be determined how and when it occurred?

 

Really? Can you even imagine how this could have happened the mint? The greater challenge would be to have you explain how the mint process, or lack of process, could result in this and further letting it get out of the facility.

 

True mint errors occur due to an issue with the minting process. Understanding how a coin is minted and produced will help you to understand what errors are possible. Something like this simply isn't possible.

I think the Red Book has a very basic explanation of common error types and how they occur. That's a good place to start.

 

I can't explain how this happened anywhere but if it did happen in the mint I guess it would have got out the same way things like these did.

 

Thank you for the information. I've heard people mention the Red Book before but I'll definitely give it a read.

 

Those are both mint errors. The nickel planchet wasn’t properly positioned when it was struck so the die only hit a small portion of it.

For the cent. It was properly struck but then wasn’t properly ejected. So the corner of the cent was struck again.

 

It’s a great basic first reference. Not a ton of detail but really good basic info.

 

I'm not saying them mavens on CT are always correct, but if a majority of them agree and no one states anything different, I think it is correct. This appears to me to be PMD.

 

Something that can help a novice see that it is PMD is the edge is worn down like it was in circulation for some years before it had this "accident". If it happened at the mint the edge on the unaffected areas would still be sharp (and likely bright).

I wouldn't be surprised if it was dropped on the field of a school or some such and was picked up and hit by the blade of a bagless lawnmower, spit back out, and subsequently retrieved and kept as a novelty.

In terms of the year, I'd say it was likely minted in either 1993, 1994, or 1995.

 

It never even dawned on me to check for circulation wear, lol. Thank you for the information and help.

 

I believe it is PMD because the reeding is present on the damaged area. (See the 4th photo)

 

IMO, PMD.