1966 (no mint marker) quarter reverse error

Good day,
I hope everyone is well. I found this on a 1966 quarter (no mint marker, Seattle). I attached a photo and I've circled the place I'm referencing. It looks like the end of a feather or the corner of a letter. I have no idea what it might be but it's definitely there. The metal is raised in that area. It appears to be part of the design but I can't find another 1966 or any other year with the same extra piece. Thoughts? Any ideas would be gratefully appreciated. Thank you for your time! Enjoy your day!

 

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Both sides of the coin would be nice to see, as there may be more evidence on the obverse.
That is a clash. Most likely from Washingtons nose.

 

Could be a die clash, see if you can find an example here
http://www.maddieclashes.com/

 

I don't think they use markers in the process of minting coins.
But I've heard of Mint Marks

 

Here is the obverse side of the coin. Sorry! I'm still new to coins and thought about posting both sides but then changed my mind. I can see how both sides are useful.

 

I posted the obverse. I'm sorry I didn't earlier. I'm obviously new to coins. Thank you for teaching me!

 

Thank you for the website! I'm checking right now!

 

It has to line up with something on the other side to be a clash, Tegan. If you can find what's referred to as an "overlay" of the quarter that would help in the visualizing of the clash.

 

I'm not sure what an overlay is, I'm new to coins. Please excuse my ignorance. I can say there's nothing on the obverse that lines up with this little corner (?). Plus it goes in the wrong direction to be the nose or chin.

 

Here's a little one, I just copied it from the Internet. You need a bigger one, really, to tell anything, maybe someone will post one...

 

Here's the reverse with the obverse over top of it. It's a faint image so I hope it can be seen. It looks like the bottom lip lines up but isn't it the wrong direction? The corner points right and the lip points left. Again, I'm a novice, so if my question is completely stupid, I apologize. I'm not trying to waste anyone's time. Thank you!

 

I think I just posted something similar. I think.

 

What does Seattle have to do with anything?

 

I thought the only quarters with mint marks were Philadelphia and Denver, and the lack of a mint mark was Seattle or an error (and the lack of a mint mark was not my quandary). I could be quite wrong. As I've said, I'm a novice.

 

Que? Seattle? As in Washington? Por Que?

 

The US Mints
D - Denver
P - Philadelphia
W - West Point
S - San Francisco

 

Historical
M - Manilla
D - Dahlonega
C - Charlotte
O - New Orleans
CC - Carson City

 

Nope...

Philadelphia is the original mint. Except during WWII (to identify silver nickels) they did not mark their coins until 1980. The cents have only been marked in 2017 for the 225th anniversary of the mint's founding.

By law, the branch mints (modern San Francisco, Denver, and West Point have always marked (most) of their work.

1965-1967 during the cutover from Silver to Clad, the law was changed to allow the mint to use any of its facilities without a mintmark. It was changed back in 1968 for 1968 and later coins. Little known fact: the law allowed the mint to continue striking 1964-dated silver coins until sufficient clad coinage was available for commerce. The last silver quarter was struck in April 1966.

The mint has used various facilities to make the bullion American Silver Eagles without the appropriate marks. It's made unmarked coins in San Francisco and "W" marked coins in Philadelphia. You may see this on TPG labels, but in part, it's guesswork based on handwritten markings on the boxes of 500 and some incomplete or inaccurate information from FOIA requests.

 

@Tegan Traylor don't worry about newbie boo-boos. We all started someplace and we all made plenty of mistakes. That's how were learn and why this site a good place to come when you have questions. I see you've been a member here for about 5 years, so I hope you've followed along and learned some good stuff.
I don't believe your quarter shows a clash at all. Could be a die chip or some other reason for the anomaly. In any case, there is NAV (no added value) in my opinion. Here is a good site to keep for references on clashes.
http://www.maddieclashes.com/twentyfive-cent-overlays/
Good luck.

 

I realized my mistake today. I felt rather stupid. Especially considering there's no mint mark on any 1966 quarters. I believe that's what I read in my research. I don't know where I got Seattle from, probably my own imagination. Thank you for the information!