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[CalvinTyler]

I have had this quarter for a few years now. Trying to research it and find out if it is a mint error, or something someone has done to it. On the side it has a thin layer that is sticking out further than the rest. Uniform all the way around it. I wouldn't think an individual would be able to do this. And the highest point on the face of the coin is Washington's hair!! You can't tell what year it is or anything. I'm hoping that I'm sitting on something valuable.. can anyone helped out?

[Mr.Bill347]

Sorry the mint would not have done this to a coin.someone was bored and had fun with a file or angle grinder. Post mint damage 

[VKurtB]

11 minutes ago, CalvinTyler said:

I wouldn't think an individual would be able to do this.

Incorrect.

[Oldhoopster]

Agree.  This couldn't happen during the minting process.  The raised edge is due to displaced metal from whatever grinding method was used on the coin after it left the mint.  Sorry, but it's not an error

[Greenstang]

It 's not an error. 

You can't have a  a rim only on one side without it being altered somehow.

In this case it has been intentionally ground down , have seen this before.

[bsshog40]

This almost looks like an attempt at a magicians coin that failed. 

[Conder101]

It was ground all the way around the obv with the grinding being don in an outward fashion toward the edge.  This cause the metal to be displaced outwardly resulting the the extra "lip" extending out past the reeded edge.

[JT2]

I did that in shop class back in '84  i always wondered where that went..................

[Coinbuf]

While rather cool this is just damage.

[VKurtB]

8 minutes ago, Coinbuf said:

While rather cool this is just damage.

As most purported errors are, especially here and on CT. 

[Just Bob]

Given the fact that we have seen several examples of this kind of damage fairly recently, I wonder if this is not the result of the coins being caught in some kind of machine - similar to a "dryer coin."

Notice that the cheek and hair are worn smooth, without the grinder marks.

Edited May 26, 2021 by Just Bob

[Greenstang]

We might not ever know exactly what happened or why, but the fact that it could not occur during the striking of the coin is all that is required to say that it is PMD

[Alex in PA.]

Another 'newbie' - another coin.  

[Just Bob]

21 minutes ago, Alex in PA. said:

Another 'newbie' - another coin.  

I heard that that was the original opening line to the Blackfoot hit "Highway Song." Unfortunately, they couldn't find an appropriate word to rhyme with "coin," so they changed it to "Another day - another dollar."

[Alex in PA.]

5 minutes ago, Just Bob said:

"Another day - another dollar."

That was a nice tune

[Just Bob]

1 minute ago, Alex in PA. said:

That was a nice tune

Yeah. That whole album was good.

[Mr.Bill347]

I think I am going to grind down an ASE with my Dremel to see if I can duplicate this effect!  Ha LOL NOT!