A little help please?

JrGMan2004 · December 18, 2003 9:14AM

Ok, was lookin through the state quarters I've pulled out of change, and while examing them, I came across two anomalies. Pictures are below!

2001-P Vermont - On the Reverse above the man's head and below the lower branches, there is a patch of the field that has a metallic silver shine, rather than that normal frosty luster. The scan shows the area as really dark, but it is a really metallic silver shiny.

2000-P Mass - Near/On the rim at 6 o'clock on the reverse, there is a protrusion of metal. I was wondering if this is caused by a die gauge, die crack, etc. etc.

Thank you for your help and answers in advance!

Keyrock · December 18, 2003 9:17AM

Just red X's.

Did you upload the figures, then attach them?

JrGMan2004 · December 18, 2003 9:21AM

Stupid Geocities... worthless Piece of

lemme get back to you on that... I have them up on a Geocities web site, but they just keep givin me problems...

a2labmom · December 18, 2003 9:28AM

I am able to view the pictures by right clicking on the red x, copy the url and paste it into the browser. Go to that page and when you use the back arrow on the browser, the picture is there.

Now that I rambled on about that, I have no idea what you have there, but it is pretty neat looking, especially the 200-P Mass.

JrGMan2004 · December 18, 2003 9:30AM

I've tried to link them again, if not, they are attached too... maybe someone else can post em and get em to come up... well, you got 4 ways to look at em, if one of them don't work... shame on them!

Vermont Coin (Hope this Works)
http://www.geocities.com/jrgman2004/Coins/2001Vermont25c.jpg

Mass Coin (Hope this Works too...)
http://www.geocities.com/jrgman2004/Coins/2000Mass25c.jpg

JrGMan2004 · December 18, 2003 9:31AM

Oh... I just found out... my account has been suspended b/c of linking it out to another web site... rofl! Oh well... they're attached, and as soon as I get another web site up that'll let me, I'll post em for all to see...

a2labmom · December 18, 2003 9:38AM

Cladiator · December 18, 2003 9:40AM

looks like a die crack on the one to me.

JrGMan2004 · December 18, 2003 9:42AM

Thank you a2labmom you're a Queen

, though I did just get an AngelFire web site set-up, so was about to post em, glad I checked to see if someone had first =D Thanx for your opinion Cladiator, any one else with guess' about the Mass? And any theories/guess'/explanations for the Vermont quarter?

And I just talked to an Error Dealer, Ken Potter, he says the Mass quarter is a die gouge, but is so minor, it's not of much extra value

coppercoins · December 18, 2003 10:19AM

The Vermont quarter is a minor example of a coin struck through a small patch of grease or other viscous solution. Since the metal of the die never really touches the planchet directly in that small area, the metal flow of the die, thus the cartwheel, doesn't strike up. Rather common and I don't believe this would bring a premium.

The other coin is a die gouge - no question about that one. It's straight, not jagged, with well defined edges and a geometric shape. A die crack would be jagged and would not show consistency in depth or thickness. This also is rather common and not worth a premium value.

JrGMan2004 · December 18, 2003 10:23AM

Thank you greatly for your answers. But, I have another question, say it was a larger more noticable gouge (I didn't even notice it until I was looking for contact marks with a 5x), then how big would the gouge need to be to add any premium for an Error Collector/Dealer?

coppercoins · December 18, 2003 10:45AM

Typically large enough to be quite noticeable to the naked eye, and even them it would only add a nominal premium to the coin as a curiosity...maybe a couple of bucks.

9 out of 10 errors that excite people to spend big money are the kinds that would not fit into a roll. Although both of your coins do include minor errors, neither of them are uncommon errors nor are they enough to decidedly affect the way the coin looks to the naked eye.

A little help please?

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