Thanks for the better photos! Agree off center strike. Guess value @ $5 - $10
What is the error? Where exactly is it? We need to see clear photos out of the plastic. We need to see a close up of this error?
Can't see your coin in these photos. It is a Half Dollar not a half cent. Why do you think it is rare?
My Dad went to Watchmaking school in the 1920s/1930s and I inherited his watchmaking tools. This micrometer was with those tools. I see similar...
I have one similar and it seems to work fine. I also have one like this which is especially useful if I want to measure inside the rim. [ATTACH]
If the thickness is not also outside of tolerance, I would think it is not a candidate for collecting. Thickness tolerance = 2.15 mm +/-0.102 mm
Half Dollar Weight/Tolerances: 11.500 g +/- 0.400 g = silver clad 11.340 g +/- 0.454 g = Cupro nickel clad 1873-1947: 12.50 g +/- 0.097 g 1.8...
Most likely the quarter has either been plated as a novelty item after it left the mint, or a dull punch has pulled the cupronickel cladding over...
The yellow “brass color” may be due to a higher than normal zinc content (“The color of brass varies from a dark reddish brown to a light silvery...
New Design! Very attractive!
Quarter weight missing one clad layer = 4.71 g +/- 0.347 g; missing two clad layers = 3.75 g +/- .467 g. A normal-weight missing clad error is...
Silver Quarter -> how to ID When a quarter (or by extension a dime or half dollar) which is expected to be cupronickel clad is found without a...
It is the correct weight for 1943 zinc coated steel planchet so I guess they either thought that was an error or forgot to say what the error is
By the way "Blank Planchet" is said to be incorrect: [ATTACH]
I think the raised area between 2k and 3k would require examination in hand. However, I think the area to the left and slightly above that feature...
I wonder if we have to translate the information in Coin World to Fiscal Year?
Good information - thank you! I just found this: “Elimination of Hand Punched Mint Marks on the Working Die. In FY90, the Mint completed a...
James Wiles states: "1991 – The U.S. Mint began punching the mintmark into the master die for the dime, quarter, and half dollar denominations....
Ken Potter: “I would argue that the 1985-P dime is an error. It appears to have been struck from one of a number of improperly heat treated...
For it to be a collectible Rolled Thick Planchet, in my opinion, it should exceed expected thickness including tolerance (1.52 mm -0.102/+0.152...
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