Whats wrong with this 1862 quarter?

[Bruceswar]

 

The Back is the main part in question... Is that a form of lamination? or could that be caused by something foriegn?

[bigd5]

Shattered die? I can't tell from the pic's.

 

Oh yeah, cleaned too.

[Bruceswar]

no the lighting in the pics is bad... not cleaned... but not sure about that shattered die..

[truthteller]

At first look, it appears the coin is struck from clashed dies. However the obverse is unimpaired, but the reverse appears to have the outline of the base of liberty at the top left of eagle. Maybe the obverse die was changed and the reverse die stayed in place during striking process? Fascinating coin and worthy of PCGS error submission.

 

 

TRUTH

[BillJones]

The coin has been harshly cleaned, probably with an acid dip. The piece could have been left in the solution for a long time which could have eroded the surfaces on the reverse in an odd way. Is the coin unusually thin? It is light weight? This could be an indicator that it has had an unsual amount of the metal removed from its surfaces.

[Bruceswar]

Bill that sounds logical but not 100% sure... the color does not look that far off compared to other silver coinage... There are no lines on it(From cleaning) that the naked eye can see... either way on this coin I am protected...

[toyonakataro]

the reverse appears to have the outline of the base of liberty at the top left of eagle.

But isn't the line too centered to be a outline of obverse rock?

[Bruceswar]

yes the rock would way to far out.. most of the part missing is the field.. like it outlines the text and the bird for the most part

[goose3]

If that was an 1857 quarter I'd almost say it is the rare FE cent clashed version.

 

 

I can't recall the FS# but the reverse of the 25c is clashed with the reverse of a FE cent. I passed one up last year and should have snagged it!

[Bruceswar]

That would haver been nice...

[Oldtrader3]

I'm with Bill on this one. The coin has been coated partially with an acid that has eaten away the reverse fields.

[michael]

well some have mentioned this already but i will say it again

 

looks from the scan and i would need to see the coin in persomn to be sure

 

but from the scan my guessitmate is

 

clashed dies and then it got a cynaiad dip which gives the coin a matte appearance an appearance like an extremely late die state

 

michael

[BillJones]

Bill that sounds logical but not 100% sure... the color does not look that far off compared to other silver coinage... There are no lines on it(From cleaning) that the naked eye can see... either way on this coin I am protected...

 

You don't get hairlines from acid dips. Hairlines result from using wire or even goat hair brushes, polishing cloths or abbrasive agents like baking soda to remove tarnish.

 

Not all cleaning results in hairlines.