2005-P State quarter-- is this a "struck through" error---shout to Enamel & Huntsman

[port ewen ace]

2005-P State quarter-- is this a "struck through" error---shout to Enamel & Huntsman

Kansas variety. all other features of coin are normal. pattern is similar to a herringbone type chain with perfect symmetry to the pattern which seems to exclude manual alteration post minting. my guess is metal shaving. the pattern is cut into the face. the photo shows more details than 20X loupe can see. all opinions welcome

 

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[Dozer D]

Looks like someone tried using a 1/32nd drill bit and it was bouncing around on the surface.

 

[kcm]

Definitely PMD.

 

[mountainman 2]

That, or a dremel. Not an error, IMO.

 

[kcm]

What's interesting is that the damaged area is only where the mint mark would be. ...I wonder if someone had some bright idea of trying to pull a fast one? ...Still, as everything comes to an edge, it's as though the coin was laying where something sharp could poke into it. Maybe a nail? Screw? Maybe a sharp little stone?

Curious.

 

[TwoYewts]

Hey PEA, looking it over I would tend to agree with the others. Looks like PMD. You also see a similar 3 hit pattern at the base of the neck to the right of the designer's initials. I would chalk this up to someone having fun with some power tools like mountain man and Dozer suggested.

-TwoYewts

 

[port ewen ace]

for the absolute uniform symmetry of the pattern this would need to be someone with a power tool and NO HEARTBEAT. I suggest y'all try this and keep the pattern as perfect as this appears. much more logical is that a hard material like a piece of a tiny chain or a clump of metal shaving fell on the blank.

 

[enamel7]

I was leaning toward dremel also.

 

[enamel7]

for the absolute uniform symmetry of the pattern this would need to be someone with a power tool and NO HEARTBEAT. I suggest y'all try this and keep the pattern as perfect as this appears. much more logical is that a hard material like a piece of a tiny chain or a clump of metal shaving fell on the blank.

Sorry, but I have to disagree with you. This is definitely damage. No one's saying it was made one dot at a time. Imagine holding something that was vibrating against it and it was bouncing around.