wierd state quarter

[scavenger]

I was looking through pocket change when I came upon this quarter. It is a florida D. what is different about this quarter is that there is an inner ring inside the strike mark about the size of a nickle and it is perfectly centered in the quarter. Any ideas on how this happened? Mint error? or something, I dunno?
it runs right under U>S>A and right over quarter dollar.
here is a pic.

 

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[FoxHound0985]

that happens on quite a few newer coins and some older ones. I believe it is from those bank rolls. After the coins are in the rolls, there is a machine that seals the open end of the roll and it tends to make that ring around the inside of the coin. HH!

Fox

 

[weldermark]

can the ridge be felt?or is it like a scuff mark?



Mark

 

[scavenger]

quote:can the ridge be felt?or is it like a scuff mark?

no, the ridge can be felt.

 

[dudes2112]

Never seen one of those before. Foxhound's idea sounds plausible. Thanks for sharing.

Dudes

 

[Steeler Fan]

we use to call them "shotgun" marks or something like that. Like it was said earlier, the coins were rolled and then a machine closed the rolls ...sometimes with too much force and made the marks on the coins. I used to see them all the time in change. ruins the coins

 

[rasrandy]

Must of been HOT off the press when it was rolled.Still a cool find to keep though.

 

[Leon]

Neat find!
Wouldn't they consider that to be an error coin?

 

[resq937]

no wouldnt be a error as the defect didnt occur during the minting process it happened after the fact---but hey could always try to ebay it and see what it brings---LOL

 

[allen]

no matter what, the florida coin is the coolest with the space shuttle on it

 

[Emperor Findus Cladius]

I go thru quite a few rolls of half dollars looking for silver and 1974D DDO, and have seen many with that ring. I dont bother keeping those as the ring is created by the rolling machine.