I have a VF standing liberty quarter that has/had a finned rim on the right half of the obverse. The very top and bottom of the fin, where it was thinnest, have folded over to lie on top the real rim (as above R in LIBERTY and above the left leg of the Y ). The central portion has worn down from circulation into a flat, elevated "extra rim" as above the right leg of the Y in LIBERTY and clockwise from there) and has in fact protected the "reed and bead" border on that side of the coin from wear. My questions are -- 1. Is this a proper analysis of what I have here and what happened over time? and 2. Does anyone have any experience with PCGS, NGC, CONECA on whether this would be termed a "Mint Error" or whether ir would be chalked up to "Rim Damage"?
I will leave the answer to someone with more knowledge on this matter, like @Fred Weinberg, @paddyman98, @JCro57 and others, but . . . while your close ups (thanks for posting Full Image) are great, it would be nice to see full coin photos. BTW, welcome to CT. Looking forward to other posts from you.
I appreciate the response! I'll see what I can do about photos, with my iPhone and a clip on "Macro" lens it looks like I have a choice of super-close (as you see) or too far away/small to be of much use. Anyway, I imagine if a finned rim ever endured significant circulation it would have to be bent over, worn down faster than the body of the coin, etc. Would that normal outcome of circulation be considered "damage" or does it look like to you that some more intentional, aggressive action has affected this coin? One more photo -- the reeding on the edge for almost all the coin shows no damage, that's how I concluded the raised residual fin was mint-made. Thanks again!
