Just went down to the Denver mint to get $10 of the new Yosemite quarters out of the quarter machine in the lobby. Found a couple with interesting & identical (potential) struck thrus, and then an addition 15 with minor minor 'struck thru grease/water' across Washington's face. Was just attaching photos but my camera died, will get pix posted in a bit.
pics First, I'll get this out of the way: I know these coins are probably worth 25 cents each (maybe a dollar on Ebay just because they're the new Yosemite Quarters). I went to the mint and got $10 of quarters out of the quarter machine in the lobby - all Uncirculated Yosemite National Park Quarters. Here are pics of two different coins. Notice the same gauge under the nose - it has the same exact shape. Truth is, if I pulled one of these out of circulation, I would say it was Post Mint Damage and wouldn't think twice about it. Here is a close up of one of the coins ... Notice the area from the chin up to the cheek, This looks like the standard 'struck thru grease' , and I found this on about a dozen of the quarters I got today, that DIDN'T have the gouge in front of the nose. Any idea what's going on here?
I know the two pictures on top aren't exactly comparable, i can try for better ones if requested - i'm really not used to photographing quarters.
