Hi everyone Looking for some opinions on what this error is and how it came to be ? It looks to me like either severe die damage, or possibly the remains left on the coin from a capped die? What do you think ? The reverse is normal although there is a slight rotation to the coin ,not sure if it is obverse rotation or reverse . Rick
It's not an error. Just a severely damaged quarter. Some solder may have been dripped on it and pushed around, hence the bumps and bulges.
Hi Mike its not soldier, its coin metal , but it could just be damage, although I would have to wonder how the top half of the coin came through without similar damage ? Rick
The lumps are definitley raised. I have never seen that sort of die deterioration, though. Not a die chip or crack, and if a piece broke off it would not look this way. Is the other side of the coin normal? Almost looks like some melted the coin, but if the metal flowed forward then it would ahve been done face down from the back.
I think I have to agree with Mike on this one. If you look at your picture closely, you will see that the metals are two different colors, and the "blob" area scratches are all much deeper, suggesting its a softer metal. That point aside, I did notice one interesting thing about the "blob". It makes the coin look like a pie chart, i.e. has relatively straight edges. Leads me to believe it was done with intent. But that just me. Either way, its always fun guessing.
Hi Lawdog The opinions are all appreciated I will throw this one in the drawer,, maybe at a later date i will take it to work and do a rockwell hardness test of the raised and field areas of the coin, I considered mikes answer but knowing that heat is required to make soldier stick, even more with silver soldier I would have thought that the heat would have discolored the coin in some way? even if it was more visable on the reverse ,as for the nicks being deeper, the raised areas would naturally do that since they would take the majority of the hits. but you guys are probly right ,,more than likely metal was added to the coin some how . Thanks Rick
The upper portion has a more yellow hue to it, and the lower is more blue/green. Its only a slight difference and if your the slightest bit blue/yellow colorblind, you won't see it. I noticed it b/c coins tend to show up a bit more yellow in scans and photos. So I figured a different metal is causing the slight color difference. More theory than fact, but the color difference is there. To see it more clearly, down load metalmans first image and then zoom in when you view it. The dominent color in the pixelation is different for each section.
