Non-damaged smooth edge quarter 0

[Barkeepgetscoins]

I have a 2000 P Massachusetts quarter that has a Smooth edge and I can’t figure out if it is a mint error, or somehow somebody smoothed it out. The pictures are not the greatest but the last one shows in comparison to a regular quarter. I was just really hoping somebody could give me some insight on whether this would be worth anything or not.

[J P M]

Welcome, what we call a spoon coin or a dryer coin, spoon a quarter around the edges to make a ring. Mostly done with silver quarters. Or tumbled around in a dryer for a bit will do stuff like that also.

Edited September 2, 2021 by J P Mashoke

[James Zyskowski]

Morning JP. Looks fairly smooth so I’m going with dryer quarter. But?🤓🙀

[Oldhoopster]

Sorry, But your coin is damaged.  It isn't an error of any kind.

[Just Bob]

Modern coins are struck inside a movable collar, which aligns the coin with the dies, insures consistent shape and diameter, and in this case, imparts reeding to the edge of the coin. Had your coin been somehow struck without the collar in position, an error known as a broadstrike, it would likely be slightly larger than normal, possibly a bit off-center, and would not have any trace of reeding. Yours was struck normally, then had most of the reeding removed. It is damaged.

As for worth, it is only worth 25 cents when used over the counter. It probably would be rejected by a vending machine.

Looks pretty cool, though.

[Mohawk]

Hello and Welcome!!!

I'm with the others on this one......you have a dryer coin.

[RWB]

Slight reeding visible. Merely damaged from abrasive rolling or compression on the edge.