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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 890889, member: 68&quot;]The dies often got filled with a little debris and this was especially a problem on small parts that were angular like the mint mark.&nbsp; It wasn&#039;t considered much of a problem in the late-&#039;70&#039;s because there was almost no collecting of these coins and no one complained about the abysmal quality.&nbsp; Additionally they didn&#039;t use any mintmarks at all on circulating quarters until 1980 except for Denver so if there was a blob you knew it was a &quot;D&quot;.&nbsp; This became much more noticeable in 1980 when they started using a &quot;P&quot; blob as well.&nbsp; So they started increasing the size of the mint marks until in 1984 they simply threw in the towel and made them huge.&nbsp; These were less prone to filling and easy enough to read even when they filled.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The clads have undergone a relatively steady improvement in quality since 1965 even as the relief (the depth of the design) has been steadily lowered.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>For some dates this filling of the mint mark is actually typical.&nbsp; The worst is the 1980-P.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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