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1995 US Quarter Strike Error (s)
MadCowDisease
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Hi! I am new to this community. I have been collecting coins for ~50 years. I wanted to get some thoughts and observations about my 1995 "Washington Snot Blower" courtesy of the Denver mint. The divot under Washington's nose makes it look like he is blowing snot out of his nose. The coin has multiple mis-strikes on it on both the obverse & reverse.
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I'm sorry to say that everything you see on your
quarter is Damage - there are no errors on your
coin.
It's nicked, scratched, dinged, etc. All from
being in circulation and someone or something
doing 'it' to the coin.
It did not leave the US Mint like that.
for PCGS. A 49+-Year PNG Member...A full numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022
OK. What could cause the damage to the 1995 & word States on the coin? BTW, it makes no difference to me if it happened at the mint or from circulation. The odds of someone being able to purposely create the divot under the nose naturally and as perfect as it did on this coin are not very high. I have often thought someone may have dropped it into some kind of machine like a tree mulcher. Who knows. To me it is super cool & one of a kind however it got its look.
Looks like one of the damaged quarters I got in rolls from the bank last week. Almost every coin in 2 rolls of quarters was wrecked. Some were so bad, and flattened that they wouldn't fit in the coin operated washing machine.
Yeah, scarcity of coins in circulation due to people staying home with their green and not spending it. You may have to go old school and fill up the bath tube with some tide............
Part of the coin is flattened, and other parts gouged. In understanding the minting process, one can tell it is all post mint damage (PMD).
P.S. - if you are paying a premium for "snot" quarters, let me know and I'll make up as many as you want.
technical term:
spare change
BHNC #203
"Parking Lot Classic", have been laying around and getting run over. PMD.
Which parking lot did you find it in?
about the most amount of fun you can have for a quarter this side of the border.
Sweet.
Welcome to the forum!
Sorry to say it's snot an error.
@MadCowDisease.... Welcome aboard.... Your quarter is entirely Post Mint Damage (PMD). It looks as if it spent considerable time in a market parking lot. Cheers, RickO
Appreciate the opinions. Nice to know it is a classic...........MadCowDisease is a HUGE Red Sox fan as well!!
It's an error coin.
George blew his nose in error during his pose for the coin.
Pete