What you have is the beginning of some die deterioration. In my days crh'ing , I found many like that.
Really cant tell from the photo, try cropping the pic. or adding a second light source.
@sj14552 if you can take clearer photos it would help tremendously. the Cumberland gap looks like post mint damage, both need better photos with...
If it was a cutting error the fissure was made by the tool, and it isn't a void in the planchet.
Pretty interesting. The fissure in the planchet makes me think, of a cutting error, the clip looks straight to me.
Pretty evident that there was a foreign substance on the coin, there seems to be some subtle color changes, and some loss of tone. The inner...
I usually don't do more than a minute. I have read here that no matter how long you soak it, acetone will not harm the coin. Although there are...
One looks struck through grease. Clearer and more in focus pics would be needed for the other coins.
It is hard to say what caused the toning, It could have happened in the mint packaging, Something may have spilt on it? If it were me I would give...
Did you inspect the quarter and see what the error might have been? @Tyler Graton
What you see on the obverse is damage. The reverse it has been done with a punch, not sure if it qualifies as a counter stamp
Those are great pics @bear32211 Good job of catching the change in color, Nice 81'S, I would welcome it into my collection;.
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There you go wake up the sleeping Giant. @Heater , this thread is two months old
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Nice buy Rick!
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The date looks like a possible DDO-004 but I wonder how much can be attributed because of the MAD.
@u812? All of your comments in this post, were thoroughly childish, yes , children are apart of our community, and they don't deserve to be...
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