What happened to this 1947 Washington....Die Exploded??

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by howboutatrade, Apr 18, 2011.

  1. howboutatrade

    howboutatrade Active Member

    Looking through some silver rolls of quarters and came upon this one. At first I figured someone gauged the surface of the obverse, then when I realized the marks on the reverse are in pretty much the oposite place I started thinking this may be a manufacturing issue.

    What does everyone think? Part of the process or somehow created after the coin left the mint??

    Any help appreciated.

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  3. coinman0456

    coinman0456 Coin Collector

    Post Mint Damage
     
  4. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    Badly scratched up. All post mint damage.
     
  5. howboutatrade

    howboutatrade Active Member

    Thanks...in the silver scrap rolls it goes
     
  6. Merc Crazy

    Merc Crazy Bumbling numismatic fool

  7. Hobo

    Hobo Squirrel Hater

    What do you mean by "gauged"?

    The coin is scratched - PMD.
     
  8. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    gauged = gouged
     
  9. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    gauged = gouged
     
  10. Hobo

    Hobo Squirrel Hater

    Oh. That would make sense, I guess.
     
  11. cpm9ball

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  12. Leadfoot

    Leadfoot there is no spoon

    post mint damage

    someone took a knife or a nail or some other sharp/pointy object to the coin, then it circulated for a while afterwards

    imo, of course
     
  13. jallengomez

    jallengomez Cessna 152 Jockey

    God help us all if coins start getting that! :D
     
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