1942 Proof Quarter Superbird Discovered!

UtahCoin

Ok, ok, it's a strike through error. After all, a lot of people see the 1952 "Superbird" as a strike through error.

ricko

Very nice Washington quarter.... Great year....Cheers, RickO

keets

a lot of people don't "see" the 1952 SuperBird as a strike through error, that is almost certainly what it is, just like this one. the reason it is interesting and has added value is because of the shape and location, not the error itself.

LanceNewmanOCC

@keets said:
a lot of people don't "see" the 1952 SuperBird as a strike through error, that is almost certainly what it is, just like this one. the reason it is interesting and has added value is because of the shape and location, not the error itself.

+1

on morgans we call them thread-like impressions.
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joeykoins

Maybe, it's Super(man)bird's father, Jor-el?

coindeuce

I've always considered the ghost "S" on the '52 quarter to be the result of a die scratch, since it is in relief on the coin. Don't know where anyone got the idea that it is a strike through, which would leave an incuse impression on the coin.

keets

'deuce, here's what I think --- it was a strike-through when the die was being made, not as the coins were being struck. that means that it would be a part of the die and, hence, a part of every coin that was struck by that die. it would also mean that it would appear raised on the coin surface(incuse on the working die). I think that if it was a strike-through at the point of minting that there would be many fewer coins. to be honest, it doesn't seem to be as scarce as when it was first discovered, I have found maybe 5-6 of them and have probably only looked at 100-150 Quarters or 1952 Proof Sets over the last10 years.

messydesk

@keets said:
'deuce, here's what I think --- it was a strike-through when the die was being made, not as the coins were being struck. that means that it would be a part of the die and, hence, a part of every coin that was struck by that die. it would also mean that it would appear raised on the coin surface(incuse on the working die)....

This is correct. A raised, curvy line would have been hubbed through something (lint, wire, etc.) when the die was made. A coin struck through a piece of lint or wire will have an impression in the coin. The former is a fingerprint of a single working die that will show up on all coins it struck, while the latter tends to be unique or nearly so. Which is more interesting or desirable depends on the eye of the beholder.