Came across this quarter, noticing the rust, off set stamp and faint letters. And the obverse has faint letters and the R's are abnormal. Also leaves under the eagle's claws not fully visible.
I'm not picking on the OP. So many posts (a majority) about face value pocket change. It's as if no one has ever looked at a coin before in their lives.
So I have a better understanding of what I should be looking for, I am looking to get educated on what I should or shouldn't be looking at, and why I am not sure if there is a error or if it is normal wear. I come here to get the best information on my finds and not looking to waist anyone's time, I am simply trying to get the best opinions on these.
Don't worry about what some people say when you start off... You'll learn more things faster if you just ignore them. Anyway, the coin was probably dug up by a meta detector after having stayed in humid soil for years upon years. It has just sustained lots of hard work in people's hands.
So you are telling someone new to ignore the answers they get here if they don’t like the tone? Great advice.
@Nosaj If you want to get a good start on error types, I would look up the following terms: improper annealing (or sintered, copper wash, etc.), improper alloy mix, missing clad layer, unplated zinc cents, wrong planchet error, and off-metal errors. These are common errors that can explain why a particular coin has a different color than normal. Learn what these terms mean and how to tell one from the other in language you can understand. It will help you be better able to tell between genuine error types and those that suffered environmental damage and or alteration.
