It looks to me like your quarter has environmental discoloration. Were it missing clad, weight would be less than normal. Quarter weight missing...
Not a clue. He appears to be grasping on to isolated pieces of information, taking those bits and pieces out of context, ignoring the application...
The size of the mark looks normal to me. Compare here: https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1988-d-1c-rb/3104
I have no idea what you are trying to say but nothing in your photos even remotely resembles a Rockwell Test Mark. Suggest you ask an English...
Thickness tolerance = 1.52 mm -0.102/+0.152 mm Since the weight is within tolerance, I would expect thickness also to be within tolerance. It...
@ 5.7, It is heavy. Weight should be 5.00 +/- 0.194g @ 5.07 = within tolerance
I asked the Mint a question about the effects of striking pressure on Rockwell test Marks on a planchet. Their answer is a bit confusing, but I...
Did you examine that planchet after it was struck?
That the pressure would wipe out a test mark may be intuitive but I have seen nothing to demonstrate such
I asked the Mint if there was a time in the past when a Rockwell Test was performed on the face of a die. Here is their answer: "No, there was...
It looks to me as if the area around the rim in the NE quadrant is a plating peel in combination with, and encouraged by, zinc oxidation.
Expected Dime weight missing one clad layer = 1.863 g +/- 0.091 g; missing two clad layers = 1.453 g +/- .161 g The coin weighs 1.88g - within...
I would keep it. Not much if any extra value
^ Agree http://www.error-ref.com/die-scrapes/
Thanks. Let me say again-only one of us is a professional and not I! I am deeply honored to be a part of this conversation! The only advantage I...
Here are some helpful images (courtesy Ken Potter) to visualize what a die looks like. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here is the answer to your question quoted from the Mint. If I understand this correctly, then there will never be a Rockwell Die Test showing on...
The MO of the posts by this person is quite similar to what I have seen in other groups - continuing until his removal from those groups. Is it...
Please provide a link which shows that the Mint Believed this.
Very well said! Thank you. I would encourage the poster to enlist some writing assistance - perhaps a retired English Teacher would be willing to...
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