It's just environmental damage.
Thanks for the follow up. Too bad, I liked it.
All I'm seeing is some flattening of the date and some minor MD.
It looks as if there might also be evidence of a clash on the reverse underneath "of". However, it's not unusual at all to see evidence of a...
004 is further south of the date. This is MD. If you are looking at the stage A photos on Variety Vista, that coin also shows strong MD. That...
I've never heard of a coin graded "BU". Where are you seeing this?
My expert advice is spend it, because it's environmentally damaged.
Most likely plated. Weight it and see what that shows.
The one has just been circulated a little heavier than the other.
I can see the misaligned die, but that's a very common occurrence on quarters, so I'm wondering what specifically that has to do with this coin.
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What about the misaligned die? What's your point about that?
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