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    First post - Washington Rim error?

    My first post on this site, long time Coneca member, but slow to getting to this forum.

    I am at a loss as to what the rim error is on this Proof Washington Quarter. Attempting to post images which show the "scratched" incused rim on the reverse. Some type of planchet error? You'll notice the scratched rim goes all the way around the coin and into the field in a few places. The scratches go under the LL of DOLLAR and under other lettering as well. What might have caused this? Here are the images.




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    Welcome to the forums....
    Still the best "Nickel Trail Die Hunter". 2013 ((MIKEE)) T.Davis

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    • #3
      It looks like some sort of die damage, but I couldn't tell you what caused it.
      Mike Diamond. Error coin writer and researcher.

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      • #4
        I have seen similar scratches on Lincoln cents. May be the die was not polished out that far after it was hubbed. We must remember that the working dies are slightly convex in shape, so this feature may have something to do with the presences of those scratches.

        BJ Neff
        Member of: ANA, CCC, CONECA, Fly-in-club, FUN, NLG & T.E.V.E.C.

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        • #5
          This looks like the lathe lines that Jason was showing on a 5 cent coin on here a few weeks back. For some reasom the mint workers have ground the edge of the die off this coin was made from.

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