Strange Planchet Effect Due to Trapped Gas

by NumisMaster on December 4, 2009

in Coin Errors, NumisMaster, U.S. Coins, United States Mint

Suzanne Steward of Abacus Coins, Va., sent in several interesting errors. The first is a 1947-S Washington quarter that at first glance appears to show a series of die breaks on the reverse. However, after a closer look I found the effects to be the result of occluded gas within the planchet itself. Gas along with ...

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