Is this coin something I need to get serious about? ( Grading / Re-Holder?)

2BitCharlie

I am super new to this and I live in a small town in which numismatists are seemingly nowhere to be found. Please and thank you for any ideas! (Really any and all are welcome) Thanks again.

hummingbird_coins

Post-Mint Damage. Worth 25 cents.

hummingbird_coins

It could not have been struck by a dime die, since the size of a quarter planchet is too large to fit into a dime size collar.

jedm

It looks like what damage may have occurred from a coin rolling machine. I think this one was at the end of a roll and the "crimper" thingy made that circular mark. But hey, welcome to the forum!

Mr_Spud

Yeah, that circular mark is common damage from coin rolling machines. If you google “ring of death coin damage” you will see how commonly this kind of damage is talked about because new collectors think it is a rare mint error

2BitCharlie

Thank you so much! I seriously have had no one to ask about this stuff until I joined this community. Thanks again

2BitCharlie

I was told it is a dime die error. the circle is the same size as a dime when it was shown to me.

Mr_Spud

@2BitCharlie said:
I was told it is a dime die error. the circle is the same size as a dime when it was shown to me.

I can see where that explanation would sound legit if told to someone who didn’t know about the “ring of death”. It is about the size of a dime. Also, there is a type of fake error that people sometimes make to trick new collectors where they put a dime or other denomination onto a larger coin and put it in a vise and squeeze it, or hit it with a hammer, and it makes an impression of the smaller coin onto the larger coin. It’s sad when people do that deliberately to trick new collectors, turns people away from the hobby when they find out they have been tricked. At least with the “ring of death” it’s usually found in circulation and not fraud.

Manifest_Destiny