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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clawcoins, post: 3320032, member: 77814&quot;]There used to be at least one recent poster who was trying to make error coins.</p><p>Your damaged quarter can be recreated</p><p><br /></p><p>First, it looks like they tried to squeeze the Obverse of a Dime against it.&nbsp; Which is the major circular indentation marks.&nbsp; Maybe a 1990 D dime?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]880226[/ATTACH]</p><p>Do you see the reverse of 09 there, left bottom with the Mint Mark just above it on the IB of Liberty?&nbsp; Also look to the right of that and you can see the reverse of &quot;in god we trust&quot; in similar placement of a dime.&nbsp; plus the lower neck outline with the designers initials. (Below reversed image for matching)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]880236[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>You can actually follow the entire Roosevelt dime around the quarter .. back of his head becomes more evident in front of Washington&#039;s nose, etc.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]880231[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]880235[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>They then did just a couple extra steps rather then just squeezing another singular quarter to create a reversed image against it.&nbsp; Notice the rim damage too so you can determine the placement of other items.</p><p><br /></p><p>So .. other than explaining it in the Minting process - which isn&#039;t possible,</p><p>we can also, if we pay attention to the markings on it (which this has several, not just one) we can recreate what happened to it after the fact.</p><p><br /></p><p>When looking at PMD, you have to look at all the identifiers in front of you.&nbsp; Not as a Whole, or ONE damage.&nbsp; This one has several.&nbsp; Clear as day if you break down what you see.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you know anyone that does metal stampings and collect coins, they&#039;d probably tell you the same thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>The biggest thing to remember in cases like this is the dime (or other quarter) is not flat.&nbsp; So it will be cantered to one side while squeezed and it will probably slip (which this one has), so some elements may be more visible than others, and the type/hardness of the two metals affects the outcome, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll let you figure out how they did the QUARTER stamp.&nbsp; but it&#039;s easy for ppl that do metal forming.&nbsp; I actually created a DD Quarter before .. it was not one simple step though (fyi, I grinded it down).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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