1990 Quarter with parts missing

Does anybody have an guess of what may have happened to this quarter. I have an idea. I just want to see if anything during the minting process could have caused this.

Thanks, John

 

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i would say a teenager with too much time( and a pair of weird cutters) on his hands lol

 

I think I just figured it out, but wait and see what kind of answers come, if any

John

 

Post mint damage. I am virtually positive this coin was not struck this way. That said, I am anything but an error expert, so I'll sit back and read the rest of the responses.

Thanks for sharing...Mike

 

a paper punch and a sledge hammer?

 

Definatly post mint.
My theory is that someone needed to balance a machine or used it as a shim.

 

Very, very strong teeth.

 

A slow day at the machine shop or a good day at the shooting range.

 

Post mintage:thumb:

 

definitly could look like a bb gun shot...

it could be a number of other things too... as you said, a machine shop.

 

some one with a hand grinder?

 

Someone with an air nibbler?

 

It doesn't appear to be a clipped planchet, but I could be wrong. Appears to me to be post-mint.

Phoenix

 

i dont think a BB would penetrate and sheer the metal like that. IF the BB could penetrate the coin like that, it would leave a somewhat concave edge around the missing parts.