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JeffMTampa
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I purchased a Barber Quarter from eBay; the listing had terrible out of focus photos. Why did I buy it? You never know and returns were accepted.
It arrived in the mail today:
My gut tells me this was a former broach with a pin soldered on the obverse, but is there any chance this is a lamination error? Struck thru?
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I wish I had an answer, interesting. Well at least it's not a nother parking lot pennies post.
The pin broach may fit with the repeated scratching if the surface in that one area.
I would send it back, does the seller have other clear pictures on other auctions?
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I agree. Looks like had some sort of clasp on it. May have been readjusted over time cause the scratches on the sides. I'm saying PMD.
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there is damage on the other edge, too - which looks like ex-jewelry to me.
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It's definitely damaged. If the pics were fuzzy and it wasn't easy to see it it wasn't in the description, I would send it back and no longer purchase from that seller
Looks like someone scraped gunk off of it with a nail, but left some behind. Return post haste.
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PMD.
Damaged - return
Looks to be ex-jewelry
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Have to go with the post mint damage crowd.
I agree that on first appearance it looks like PMD, but there are definitely portions of the coins original outer surfaces peeled off, as in a lamination. On the left side there are still separation areas visible. Also, there is no "excess" material on the coin (raised areas), only depressions. Even the "scratches" are just depressions- nothing raised.
Perhaps if one used a silver solder it might melt into the coins surface, but what might cause the current lamination areas? I find this coin puzzling.
Yes, I can return it and most likely will. It wasn't that expensive, however, so I want to be confident it's PMD before returning.
I thought that at 1st glance at your smaller pictures. It is certainly ex-jewelry and what looks like a lamination is where the clasp was soldered on the coin and then removed.
I can understand why it may be perceived as a delamination on the left side (as viewed), however, the PMD is severe, and likely due to removal from jewelry... this removal, done improperly - as it appears - likely caused all the damage. Cheers, RickO
Jewelry coin. Strictly post mint damage. Return it if you can.
looks like pmd to me as well
The experts have spoken- back it goes.