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<p>[QUOTE="silentnviolent, post: 394878, member: 8797"]<b>more pics</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I hope the details can be seen here. This is a 1978 D quarter in which Washington's lips and nose rise up with the bubble, as well as the "D" and "W" in "IN GOD WE TRUST" as well as weird laminationsthrough "Liberty" and in front of his forehead. The wierdest thing, in my opinion, is the fact that the lump is on the opposite side on the reverse. Again, every aspect of the design is fully there. The farthest talon of the eagle rises up the edge of the bubble, which is big enough to also elevate the bottom half of the main part of the eagle's left wing, the eagle's perch, and tailfeathers, the top of that olive branch, and the bottom of the tip of the wing. There are also more of the same dark laminations, and the whole piece has a sort of brown color like maybe it's missing the clad layer?? There is no way, in my opinion, that this is a solder job. Again, I hope these pics do it well enough for you to see... Just wanted to share and ask opinions. How do ya think this happened?? Need to work on my pitchur takin' skills i know! -Andy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="silentnviolent, post: 394878, member: 8797"][b]more pics[/b] I hope the details can be seen here. This is a 1978 D quarter in which Washington's lips and nose rise up with the bubble, as well as the "D" and "W" in "IN GOD WE TRUST" as well as weird laminationsthrough "Liberty" and in front of his forehead. The wierdest thing, in my opinion, is the fact that the lump is on the opposite side on the reverse. Again, every aspect of the design is fully there. The farthest talon of the eagle rises up the edge of the bubble, which is big enough to also elevate the bottom half of the main part of the eagle's left wing, the eagle's perch, and tailfeathers, the top of that olive branch, and the bottom of the tip of the wing. There are also more of the same dark laminations, and the whole piece has a sort of brown color like maybe it's missing the clad layer?? There is no way, in my opinion, that this is a solder job. Again, I hope these pics do it well enough for you to see... Just wanted to share and ask opinions. How do ya think this happened?? Need to work on my pitchur takin' skills i know! -Andy[/QUOTE]
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