One-sided Quarter

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by stephropabst, May 22, 2018.

  1. stephropabst

    stephropabst New Member

    Hello all, I am new to this site and wanted to ask about this quarter that my mother found tonight while sorting through a bag of coins. One side is struck, and the other is not. It is thinner than a normal quarter, is one inch in diameter, it is .15 ounces, and it is 4 grams. What happened to it to make it appear this way?

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  3. Dave363

    Dave363 Well-Known Member

    Welcome to Cointalk
    Someone had to much time on there hands PMD (post mint damage) not a mint error. JMO
    Dave
     
  4. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    The reverse was ground off. You can see the toolmarks from the machinery or tool that did it. Bench grinder is my guess. You can see where they had to turn the coin at different angles. It's not easy to hold a small object like a coin against a grinder wheel without it flying away from you.

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    The next question is, "Why?"

    Only the person who did it could tell you that. As @Dave363 suggested, it was probably someone who was bored and had a bit too much time (and some kind of grinding tool) on their hands.
     
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  5. APX78

    APX78 Well-Known Member

    Definitely post mint damage.
     
  6. SilverDollar2017

    SilverDollar2017 Morgan dollars

    It is Post Mint Damage. Not a mint error.
     
  7. PlanoSteve

    PlanoSteve Well-Known Member

    Yes, agreed, it is post mint damage. A plausible explanation might be that someone intended to make a "love token" - engrave the back with initials or words, then for some reason didn't finish it. Just a guess.
     
  8. Pawnmonkey

    Pawnmonkey -----so easy even a monkey can do it-----

    or maybe a 2 headed coin
     
  9. Mountain Man

    Mountain Man Supporter! Supporter

    It's too bad they didn't buff it to a high shine. That's what I'd do with it.
     
  10. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

  11. *coins

    *coins Well-Known Member

    Damaged. They ground it off.
     
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