Error Quarter?

[digger15]

Hi all, I have been following this forum for a while, and wanted to see what you guys thought of this quarter I got in change a few years ago. Thanks for looking.

 

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[jeff of pa]

Missing Clad Layer ..

https://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins.pl?coin=4879

 

[port ewen ace]

also a mega grease strike at "quarte".

 

[jeff of pa]

also a mega grease strike at "quarte".

& LIBERTY

 

[port ewen ace]

& LIBERTY

YUPPPP!!!! appears the obverse is a CUD @ LIBERTY that caused to "quarte" to be impaired due to lack of supporting metal from the die break...... KILLER FIND!!!!!!!

 

[jeff of pa]

someone may have stole that from a collection
and spent it.

I can't imagine that floating around for over 30 years

 

[enamel7]

No. It's simply a missing clad layer. The missing layer caused not enough thickness to add the letters. Not a cud.

 

[galenrog]

Sorry, Ace. I am going with Enamel. Were it a cud, there would be a raised area. This was caused by lack of metal in the coin due to missing cupronickel on lower half of reverse. Just not enough metal to fill the die.

Still, great find.

Time for more coffee.

 

[port ewen ace]

No. It's simply a missing clad layer. The missing layer caused not enough thickness to add the letters. Not a cud.

agreed, a better photo would have made your assessment clearer. and that's why we trust your opinion

 

[port ewen ace]

Sorry, Ace. I am going with Enamel. Were it a cud, there would be a raised area. This was caused by lack of metal in the coin due to missing cupronickel on lower half of reverse. Just not enough metal to fill the die.

Still, great find.

Time for more coffee.

agreed!!

 

[digger15]

Hey guys, thanks for checking out my coin. You guys pretty much confirmed what I thought, missing clad layer and I was a bit unsure if that caused the blank spots or a CUD. I was just going through a box of old coins when I found this again and thought I will post it. I have learned alot from you guys over the years! I tried to take some better pictures, it is definitely much thinner in the area of the missing clad, thus probably not getting the full impact of the strike I thought. Have a good day everyone!