Take a look at the condition of your coin. It has numerous marks, digs scratches etc, which isn't unusual for coin that's been in circulation...
I got about 10 partial collar Virginia Quarters when they were first issued. They were similar to Paddyman's. I sold them on ebay at the time...
I'm betting the reverse rim is worn into the fields. Seems like a lot of G4 and some G6 Barber quarters and halves have AG3 reverses due to worn rims
Hurry and get it listed on ebay;)
What Dave says... The Coin Talk forum is littered with worn coins like yours with unusual marks people think are mint errors. Most of these can...
I like Ron's work. I have a number of his Gallery Mint issues
In the early 80'swhen I was in High School, I used to search the low value pick boxes at shows for Older German states and other European minors...
I remember begging my mom to let me skip school and go to the bank and Post office to get some notes stamped (I was in 6th grade). Of course she...
Or....Could it be that people were not spending much, therefore businesses required less small change, and the Fed didn't ship as much, therefore...
IMO, I would stay away from the specialty MS70 stuff unless you really understand the market. Too many big players sending in large quantities to...
Depends if you want to make a Bullion play or Numismatic play? Also, please consider that all of the investment advice you get on Coin Talk is...
Do you mean corrosive instead of toxic?
Sorry, but it's just corrosion/damage. Not a mint error
It looks like the rims, particularly on the reverse, were abraded at one time.
As with most collectables, picking a good investment is challenging. Maybe you should ask the question differently? "What area of history or...
Nice find. It's a misaligned die, as others have said. Usually there isn't any premium but this is a little more extreme than the usual MAD and...
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