On the Vermont 2001 state quarters it is quite evident the man shown on the reverse is wearing a cap. On this one, TO ME, it appears his head is wrapped up in his scarves. I can see the bill of the cap but not the cap. Would this be an error or am I being too anal towards it?
Wear, damage, or some combination. The only way for this to a scarf rather than a hat, is for the mint to have made a different die design, which would mean different hubs, etc. That didn't happen Take a look at these to help understand how dies are made http://coinauctionshelp.com/mintingprocesshistory.html#.XiiIiXkm7cv http://www.coinnews.net/2013/09/13/how-the-philadelphia-mint-makes-hubs-and-dies-to-produce-coins/
The hits and circulation wear most likely damaged the image you're looking at. Keep it and compare it to others. Are you being too anal?.. Yep.
On a PRISTINE example you can see the cap Your example, is nothing near PRISTINE. Look at all the HITS, scraps and scratches it has taken all over the place both minor and major which detracts from perfect details. PLUS, add to that circulation wear which has taken away crisp details. PLUS, add to that as they mint they get die deterioration which affects very minute details first. here I attempt to identify many of those hits, scraps and scratches. Though, I did have to STOP as my computer started running out of yellow pixels so I didn't get much in the middle or left side. you can clearly see all the major scratches that go horizontal on the left tree and bucket from where I left off above. think of how many times in 19 years this has going through coin counting machines. Every time you use it when it doesn't go back to someone else getting change (and thus in their pockets banging against other change) it goes to Brinks/Loomis which dump all the change into gigantic baskets which sends them through counters to rolls, which goes back to business .. back into the till or into ppls pockets and cycles all around.
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Come on guys! It's Vermont and it's cold. The guy went back inside and traded the cap for a scarf so he'd be a little warmer.
And yet we are able to accept additional leaves, limbs, rocks, sputum and all kinds of “wasn’t there stuff” as error coins, but a scarf is an impossibility.....
How do erase and then modify an existing design element on a die? Add extra metal back to the die, re-engrave, and then heat treat it? If you would have asked “could a die chip or other die damage cause the head to look like a scarf” would have been a reasonable question. When you asked if it could be a different design, the correct answer was “No, that can’t happen during the production process”. Hope this explanation helps
