Bicentennial Quarter missing the 7 in 1976

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tzam144
tzam144 Posts: 36 ✭
edited October 18, 2021 3:54PM in U.S. Coin Forum

I found this today while coin roll hunting. Looks like a grease strike because the only portion of the 1976 that is damaged is the 7 in the 1976.



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  • SonnyD
    SonnyD Posts: 217 ✭✭✭
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    Sweet find!

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  • ctf_error_coins
    ctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice find.

    Errors are not considered damaged coins.

  • Steven59
    Steven59 Posts: 11,230 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Yep - grease filled die - nice find!

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  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,068 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Good eye and catch

  • koynekwest
    koynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I agree with the others here-grease filled die. It's a neat coin!

  • privatecoin
    privatecoin Posts: 3,853 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice find indeed! Reminds me of my 1 87 quarter I snagged on great collections.

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  • joeykoins
    joeykoins Posts: 18,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice find. It's not subtle either! :)

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  • tzam144
    tzam144 Posts: 36 ✭
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    Thanks for the comments everyone.

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Neat find.... I agree with grease filled die.... I would keep that one as a great example. Cheers, RickO

  • 1630Boston
    1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Congrats on your find :)

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  • rec78
    rec78 Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Cool find! -grease filled numbers in dates are one of my favorite errors

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