has anyone come across 1776-2026 d Declaration of Independence dual die breakdown?
mty16891
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Hey everyone,I wanted to share a mind-blowing run of luck I’ve had recently searching everyday loose pocket change. Over a short period, I managed to pull a staggering 22 related 2026-D Declaration of Independence Quarter errors that all originate from the exact same dying die marriage!Instead of just finding isolated error coins, I have accidentally rescued an entire mechanical timeline. The set captures a modern U.S. Mint press moving from a fresh, raw die clash event, through an aggressive emergency technician repair attempt, and directly into an absolute, catastrophic multi-zone structural blowout!Here is a quick breakdown of how the timeline unfolds across the pieces:The Early Baseline (e.g., #13, #7): Incredible, crisp dual-sided clash marks. You can clearly read the inverted, mirrored letters of "AMERICA" in front of Jefferson's nose and "UNUM" behind his head, while the reverse displays a beautiful ghost outline of Jefferson's profile in the fields. No cracks or tool marks yet!The Breakout (e.g., #2, #3, #15): The clash letters start wearing down into "orange-peel" fatigue, but the intense pressure causes the cheek to structurally fracture, forming a spongy, pitted scab along the jaw.The Failed Repair (e.g., #8, #10, #16): This is the craziest part of the set. A mint worker clearly pulled the dies and went to town with an abrasive file. Coins #10 and #16 show severe, deep cross-hatched grinding lines all over the shoulder and cheek. It erased the clash lettering, but thinned the steel so badly that the die immediately threw out deep black die chips right through the fresh file scratches!The Terminal Finale (e.g., #17, #19, #22): Total body collapse. The cheek turns into a massive, cratered volcano of extra metal (complete with loose floating steel shards on #18 that get hammered flat on #19). A huge rim-to-letter crack splits the "R" in "PLURIBUS" at the top rim, the field below the chin splits into a bi-level sinking fault line, and the reverse die buckles under the uneven pressure, splitting open with its own heavy field crack.I’ve arranged the full 22-coin master sequence below based on the progression of the die wear, filing lines, and crater blowouts.I am planning to pause here, keep them safely separated in PVC-free flips, and think about sending the complete sequence into PCGS or NGC under a single submission sheet to preserve the history.I would love to hear the community's thoughts! Have any of you encountered a modern Semiquincentennial progression run this advanced pulled straight from circulation? What are your thoughts on how a major grading service would treat a multi-coin archive like this?Looking forward to your feedback!
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Have we met before?
all this and no pictures?
I am new in the coin world and very lucky to have gotten the right roll.
Jefferson's cheek
top of head same coin
Jefferson's cheek on a different coin
Lucky you. Unlucky us.
By the way, you may want to change the dates on your images unless you had a time machine and received these coins three years ago.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
thanks for the date tip
I can't find any other information on this type of incident with this coin year. Any thoughts?
where's the die break?
with apathy, tbh
I think you’re going to be very disappointed
The main breaks seems to have been in the face and the shoulder then spread from there.
i see only contact marks
Anyone who read the whole post, please condense it, or if it's nonsense, disregard it.
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