1984 quarter very rare need help on this

it does look like a punch in obverse coin ... this is considered PMD (post mint damage) .. I will change my opinion if the obverse does not have a big indent in the middle of Washingtons' head .. it is interesting you have 4 nice reverse photos, and the bottom third of the obverse.

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It is a coin that would have to examined in person to determine if the "error" is really an error or just post mint damage. Even if it is an "error" and not post mint damage it is not likely to have much value to most collectors. To me personally, its value, "error" or not, is 25 cents.

interesting .. it could be a post mint electroplating experiment, or a mint employee punched the die for removal from service and some coins were still minted afterwords - if that was the case, it would be an interesting variety and could be worth much more than face.

It can't be considered "very rare" when there's no way to know what happened to the coin without a hands-on examination.

Given how well circulated the coin is, I would expect that prominently raised area to exhibit extreme wear if this were something the coin had since the time it was minted. It looks like damage late in its life.

Sorry, but your coin was not like this when it left the mint. There appears to be a divot with lots of scratches and tooling marks. Some of the metal could have been chased into the raised center area. It IS NOT from a "Cancelled Die". Regardless of how it occurred, it is PMD and only worth face value. Hope this helps