The extra letters on the reverse appear to be raised. This would mean that it was hit with a die or while on a die.
I think it happened at the mint. It looks to have been crushed against a die. The lettering on the reverse is raised.
Notice that the curved indention on the obverse matched with the curved damage on the reverse. Strange.
You need to really like them and plan to keep them. They are worth very little after a couple of years.
I have been through two ten year runs of quarters and will never do it again. To get a set you will need Uncirculated, Proof, Silver, Reverse...
I have friends and relatives in the Sacramento area that take weekends or day trips to look for gold. I'm not sure about how successful they are.
I have no idea about value of them. I have been saving them since the 50's just for fun and have a considerable number of them. If they have a...
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