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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clawcoins, post: 4306829, member: 77814&quot;]You should also show the full reverse side, or obverse side in this case.</p><p>Also, this needed it&#039;s own, separate thread rather than inside someone else&#039;s thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s curious.</p><p>When coins are minted there are 3 dies.</p><p>The Hammer die (top one slamming down), the Anvil die (the bottom one) and the Collar (the one that prevents it from being larger than what it needs to be and maintains it&#039;s roundness).</p><p><br /></p><p>The Collar for quarters also provide the Reeded edge.</p><p>So if there is a Collar present, then the coin will have a reeded edge and conform to the shape of the collar.&nbsp; When the collar is not present then they end up getting squished and called Broadstruck.</p><p><br /></p><p>(a) This coin has a reeded edge.</p><p>(b) It also has the rim damaged in multiple locations</p><p>(c) It is also squished out</p><p>normally when you see these 3 things it becomes obvious that it&#039;s damaged especially with the circular marks and reverse letters.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I haven&#039;t looked at it in detail but this would have had to somehow gotten stuck being ejected if it is what they think it is ... this actually does happen and sometimes you get a block of coins.</p><p>but hey, send it in and tell us what PCGS says.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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