the quarter is from my 2004 silver quarter proof set, so I was curious as to what caused these damages from the mint...
From time to time, errors on proof coins do get overlooked. Here are a couple that I found on my 2005-S KS SQ's from the Silver Proof Sets.
In the OP I think the second image make be the result of a die dent, but the first image looks like it could be a doubled die.
Thank you for your post... I see you had it graded. In your opinion, do you think I should have this 2003 proof quarter graded also? I don't know if it is a die gouge or a lamination peel, but it is from a proof set and should grade high. (Ignore all the marks and garbage around... it's the plastic).
No, do not submit it for grading! You'll pay more for the grading fees, shipping and insurance than it is worth. The only reason I posted the slabbed coin was to illustrate how errors can slip by Mint employees even when they are processed by hand. The lamination error(?) that I posted below it, remains in the OGP to this day. The Mint error that I submitted to NGC was based on special circumstances. It was originally classified as a Mint error in 2005, but it was changed to a variety in 2012. Errors are not identified in the NGC Census but varieties are. When I resubmitted it to NGC for the attribution, FS-901 Die Dent, the grade, PF70UCAM, made it a Top Pop. It's the only one of the highest grade possible. Less than two months later, a collector from California contacted me and bought it for $1,000. Chris
