Help 1971 quarter errors? 0

[MelissaM.]

It looks to me that around the face could be doubling I'm not sure if that's case? Also in the date after the 9 it appears to be the number 4

Edited February 6, 2020 by MelissaM.

[VKurtB]

pareidolia

[ˌperēˈdōlēə]

NOUN

1. the perception of apparently significant patterns or recognizable images, especially faces, in random or accidental arrangements of shapes and lines.

[Crawtomatic]

Washington in a Guy Fawkes mask would be quite fitting, though.

[VKurtB]

19 minutes ago, CRAWTOMATIC said:

Washington in a Guy Fawkes mask would be quite fitting, though.

… or as a goalie for the Capitols, or the Phantom of the Executive Mansion. (He's there, … inside your mind.)

[MelissaM.]

I don't think that is it all, maybe my pictures are not good, but I have showed it to other people and it's very clear to see in person

[Kirt]

I see no doubling on the face. The difference in tone sure looks like the darker areas of the surface have lacquer or clear (aged) nail polish on them. Whatever is covering the coin, it's worn off the face and may be why you're seeing what you're seeing. The opposite may also be true; there may well be something that got adhered to the face then finally fell off so the rest of the coin is now darker.

As to the 4 behind the 9, I see damage on your first picture. That damage is random, but as said before our minds try to make it into a symbol or pattern as that's how they work.