Posted 1st time A few minutes ago and learned more already on my first post. Thanks Fred! Now hope to learn more with each post I put on here. Greatly appreciate everyone's patience with a newbie. I find it a stress relieving activity for me and love it. Here are pictures of 2 quarters. A 1979 & a 1974. Damaged from use, cud, or errors? I am hooked after my 1st post. Am excited to learn from ya'll. to learn more, need more knowledge. Thanks again....
From everything I have read and seen thus far it is still confusing. There is alot to learn and I am greatful for your help. I am reading and learning each time.. Thanks again
Dryer, road rash, hammer, file, grinder, etc. All we can do is guess what caused that damage, but it isn't any kind of error!! Keep posting and researching and you will continue to learn! BTW welcome to Coin Talk!
I call them.. DEFDAM - Definitely Damaged Keep posting and asking questions. It's a good way to learn Welcome to CoinTalk
Welcome ! Since the coins made by a mint have specific ( although high speed) steps each coin goes through before it is dumped in a ballistic bag weighing near 3000 lbs, so people have to determine if any differences occurred before going into the bag ( Mint damage or errors) and if not then they are PMD ( Post mint damage) or as mentioned above , people have other names. 99%++ will be such. But people ( even those that understand the odds , still get excitement when something out of the ordinary shows up. Just don't let it takeover too much of one's life Jim
Stick with this site and other legitimate numismatic sites. Avoid you tube videos, at least until you learn what to believe and not believe! Most importantly, forget sites like Etsy which are so packed with misinformation that they are absolutely useless as far as coins are concerned.
All man-made damage. The Who and Why can only be answered by the person that did it. When examining a coin (if you can still call it that) like yours, think about the minting process. Ask yourself, "How could a coin like this make it through the minting process and out into circulation?" If you answer is, "It couldn't" then you have your answer. Just going through the riddler would be pretty unlikely. Keep on lookin' and good luck. Oh, BTW, could you please post your photos Full Image? (after uploading your photo(s), two buttons appear: thumbnail and Full Image, click on full image to embed your photo in the post)
