2019 Quarter possible waffle coin? Error? Was in Coinstar dump bin.

[Jay Plunder]

Found this 2019 quarter that is very strange, wonder if it was done at the mint or in someone's garage. Any information you can share would be greatly appreciated. Only thing I have found relatively similar are rejected "Waffled" coins that are sold for scrap by the mint. It is slightly larger than a standard quarter, so possibly was in a press of some kind. It does appear the area above Washington's head was not struck correctly, so it's mostly blank there.

 

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[l.cutler]

That is really odd, but I would have to say just some kind of post mint damage. The bars may be from the jaws of a vice, though I haven't seen that pattern before.

 

[galenrog]

Sorry. Yours is not a “Waffled” coin. A little research on the term, and you will likely learn that yourself.

Time for more coffee.

 

[Jay Plunder]

Sorry. Yours is not a “Waffled” coin. A little research on the term, and you will likely learn that yourself.

Time for more coffee.

Perhaps I should revise it to "waffle fail"

It could have been one pressed in a vice then I think.

 

[trdking]

Serious PMD

 

[No gold in NY]

Seems like it would take more pressure than a vise could come up with to do that damage.

 

[smokeythecat]

It started out "life" as one of the Marianas Quarters. I think someone seriously was bored and made it post mint. I would keep it however.

 

[l.cutler]

Could have been a hydraulic press, hit with a hammer, only the person who damaged it would really know for sure. Definitely nothing at the mint would account for it.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Interesting damage, but I believe Post Mint...still a cool find!

 

[PetesPockets55]

Post Strike Damage for sure.

It has the reeding around the perimeter, meaning it went through the regular striking process initially.
Then all the shenanigans caused it to become irregularly shaped. All the incuse (recessed) stripes and rounded bowl shapes were the result of different material and/or techniques. As stated, it could have been a hammer, vise, pipe.

Maybe it was done to be used with a term paper on for a study on the Laws of Physics? (Leverage, fulcrums and all that jazz.)

 

[civil_war22]

Seems like it would take more pressure than a vise could come up with to do that damage.

I don’t know I’ve made some serious damage with one. Full size ones are easier as the handle is usually longer, it is possible though as I’ve done it to a modern Lincoln, and dime

 

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[PetesPockets55]

I don’t know I’ve made some serious damage with one. ........ I’ve done it to a modern Lincoln, and dime

So now we know who is single-handedly responsible for all those thousands of experiments performed on coins!

 

[civil_war22]

So now we know who is single-handedly responsible for all those thousands of experiments performed on coins!

Haha, no one or two is enough. It does take a LOT of pressure to make one of those look like that. I’d like to keep my jewels, instead of causing a hernia, or worse over pancaking a coin in a vise[emoji23]

 

[PetesPockets55]

Thanks for the insight on the pressures needed.
I haven't conducted those experiments yet myself so it's interesting to hear that it does take quite a bit of force to make it look like this one.

 

[civil_war22]

Thanks for the insight on the pressures needed.
I haven't conducted those experiments yet myself so it's interesting to hear that it does take quite a bit of force to make it look like this one.

It takes a lot. When I say a lot sometimes a cheater pipe is needed. I used to do it to see what it would look like, I had little dies I cut out with the plasma cutter, and used it on some of them. It works, but it’ll bend the coin, so you’ll have to put it back in vice to straighten it. I had a die that I made that had my first initial, and last name made out of hardened steel, the kind of punches they use for punching hard pieces of metal, and iron.

 

[GaRebel1861]

That poor quarter lived a hard life.

 

[Force_of_Iron]

Another coin star unicorn. I found some lint once.

 

[Hobbs.]

That quarter most certainly did not come out of a U.S. mint in that shape and condition.

 

[A2coins]

Would you like some syrup with your waffles lol sorry had to. Very smart to check and get opinions though