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1954-D Washington Quarter - Extra Leaf Anamoly

dipset512dipset512 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭
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I saw what appears to be an extra leaf or an extension of another leaf present on the reverse. I pulled this from a mint set (30 coins - p,d,s). When viewing CoinFacts, I can see that this is also present on some other 1954-D quarters as well. Anyone ever come across this or heard about what may have caused this?



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  • IkesTIkesT Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 11, 2025 10:12PM

    Looks like an occluded gas bubble.

  • Coins3675Coins3675 Posts: 910 ✭✭✭✭

    Not worth any extra

  • dipset512dipset512 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭

    @Coins3675 said:
    Not worth any extra

    I understand most users on here ask what they can get out of coins, but my OP didn't ask anything about value.

  • Morgan WhiteMorgan White Posts: 11,822 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Clearly a worn die. Might be an area where the die "buckled".

  • IkesTIkesT Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 11, 2025 10:23PM

    @dipset512 said:
    When viewing CoinFacts, I can see that this is also present on some other 1954-D quarters as well.

    I overlooked that detail. That means it has to be a feature of the die itself. It could be, as Morgan White pointed out above, a localized area of die distortion (like on the 1943-s goiter quarter, but smaller). The way the feature overlaps both the field and the leaf makes me think that alternatively, it might be an example of hubbed-in debris.

  • dipset512dipset512 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭

    Thanks for the responses, something for me to look into more.

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