Lajjr Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Need assistance in identifying rarity and value of this quarter error Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Hello and welcome to the forum! Your coin is not an error coin. The reverse lettering of a Lincoln Memorial Cent shows a cent was forced into the surface of this quarter with something additional put on one side which caused the severe distortion of the Washington Quarter. This is otherwise known as a vise job where two or more coins are put into a bench vise and squeezed into each other. This is not an error and now with the severe damage, has zero value. With less damage, this could still have face value of 25 cents but with this level of damage, I highly doubt a merchant would accept this as payment. It is now scrap metal. It seems you may have been misled that you can find significant error coins in circulation which is simply just not the case. I suggest as part of my response, you read the following article by Jeff Garrett. Jeff Garrett: Fake News and Misinformation in Numismatics https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/13113 Mike Meenderink and Sandon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lajjr Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 Thank you for identifying and clarification, powermad5000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 But, but... the cent planchet had no business being on the quarter-dollar conveyor belt. It may not be a Mint error but human beings man the machines: it's human ERROR, No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lajjr Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 Henri, Thanks for your reply. I’m understanding powermad5000’s comments as someone did this in their garage with a bench vise. Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
