There's a bubble in my quarter.

Looking through some old coins, I found a 1988p quarter that seems to have a bubble in it.
Yes, a bubble. I'll try to upload pictures, but here's the best description I can give you.

Front is still shiny, but shows it has been circulation, back is almost completely black.
Under Washington's chin, it looks like someone may have shot the quarter with a pellet gun. Looking at the back, the same thing.
No indentations, just a "bubble" appearance.

If you hold the coin sideways, you can see that the bubbles are in different spots.

Tried looking for some sort of defect that matched this, but could not find anything at all.

Any thoughts would be great!

 

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Yep. No pictures uploaded. I'll try again in a while.

 

welcome.

It is probably just damage, but we need picture to be sure

 

Klingons!

 

Pop it! Could be from heat damage.. Most likely.. That is not a Mint Error
PMD - Post (after it left the Mint) Mint Damage

 

The reverse is black, you say?
It was exposed to some kind of torch, heating the metal and expanding the gasses trapped between the clad layers and forcing the metal to bend upward. When the coin cooled, it retained the shape it was forced into. Absolutely post mint damage.

 

Tried posting pics. Not enough time. Stuck on 12 hour shifts.
I'll give it a shot again in the morning.

 

Didn't think about the heat thing.
It looks like the bubble on the back was been worn down quite a bit. Circulation.
Hopefully I can get the pics up in the morning.

 

Check this out.. HERE

 

Thanks Jim. I'll still hold on to it. Nice little conversation piece.

 

As promised. Pics. Thanks for the input.

 

I like the hairpin coin holder. Great Idea. It does look like extreme heat damage.

 

It has been subjected to heat.

 

paddyman98-

Thought I would contact you direct if you don't mind. First, I'm a novices at this. Before I ask any questions, I try to search the forums for the answer. There's a lot of information out there! I can't seem to find one particular answer. I've been following these forums and see you out there quit a bit. You have been very helpful to many folks and a valuable resource to me. I've been bookmarking and saving many of the links and websites you have sent other people.

Regarding ERROR coins: Before I search on eBay..... Are you aware of any "one-stop-shop" websites that shows the vast amount of error (samples) or most common errors (if there is any such thing as the most common errors)? Plus, an estimated value of the errors. Or (in your opinion) are all error coin values subjective and only worth what someone is willing to pay? It would be nice to find a website with pictures and ballpark estimate of values. Your thought?

Hey, instead of paddyman98, it should be: paddy "I'm the" man98. Thanks very much!

tj

 

paddyman98- Any reply to my questions?

 

I'm having issues with my laptop. Soon my friend.

 

I really think that the value of almost any coin is in the eyes of the buyers. I mean, if you look at the value of a 1976 Washington quarter, on most sites, it is face value, but on auction sites, they can sell from .35 to $1.

 

By the way, I'm pretty much a novice too.

 

After almost 30 years of collecting mostly error coins I have learned enough to determine a set value for all the different kinds of errors. There are some great sellers on Ebay that I keep in my favorite sellers lists but others are just ridiculous! Websites such as CTF Error Coins have some pretty amazing errors with pricing but only if you would like to get the major errors.

Here is an example from the CTF website. $499.99
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chuck9999
on Ebay has many nice errors and pretty good prices for you to study