I have a 1968 Washington quarter with what appears to be a ' 7 ' between the 6 and the 8 in 1968. Also i can make out other non-discernible makings (possibly numbers) between the 9 and 6 in 1968. Is this in fact an error or what would cause this? Does it affect the value? Thanks for your help. I'm still learning
Seems to be a standard answer - for us newbies who are still learnig, please elaborate as to what makes it PMD?
Looks, too, like a shadow 1 between the 1 and 9; a shadow 9 between the 9 and 6; and the shadow 7 between the 6 and 8. No shadow after the 8, though.
Your brain is playing tricks on you. The marks are nothing more than random marks on the coin but your brain sees them as something familiar. There is a word for this. Pareidolia - the tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in reversed music.
Isn't that the truth.......Hobo has it completely right of course, the human eye tries to either make sense of randomness or see what it wants to see. I have seen upteen 1916d's that the owner somehow sees a D on there, somewhere. This is why most numismatists are loathe to describe a new variety on anything other than a BU coin. Damage in circulation can do a lot to a coin, making it impossible to determine if it left the mint that way. If there were an example already documented what you are claiming, or your example were in higher grade, it would be easier to believe it could be a new variety. This is the source of most "PMD" responses firesideguy. Chris
Thanks for the info Hobo. I guess I'll start to worry more about the pareidolia when I start seeing these shapes in shaving cream, pillows or mashed potatoes.
Here is an example of pareidolia in the news. A couple sees an image of Jesus in their Wal-Mart receipt. He is coming.... to Walmart: Eerie image of 'Jesus' appears receipt after church service
Hobo...I had to Google that word (not that I didn't believe it existed, or your definition), as I had NEVER heard of it, nor SEEN it....lol There's tons of numismatic terminology I still don't know yet (and I've been collecting for more than half my life..though I'm only 25...lol), so don't do that to me again, please??? (j/k) LOL
I to, have a 1968 D quarter with the same markings. I found it coin hunting in a friends back yard with my Whites metal detector. As I understand it the coin was struck on a Canadian quarter instead of a planchette. What you see is the date 1967 under the 1968 date. Mine also has some lettering as well. If this is true we may have coins of value! I have, as of yet, found only one post related to this hybrid coin. If anyone has more information about it, please, relate
Welcome to CT. This thread is almost 7 years old. You'll get better results by starting your own thread with photos of your coin.
