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1999 connecticut error quarter

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Hi all, im new to all this and not sure how to go about this so bare with me please, names Don and i found this extremely odd, funny, and kinda in my opinion X rated error Connecticut State quarter, and as far as i can tell is a one of a kind, would love to hear everyones thoughts,
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hugeeyes 's interesting ....
any way to get a better/closer image of the area in question ??. whistling2:
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Ill see if i can get a better shot, there sees to be writing on the reverse side, if the mark in question as wel did try zooming in, and thanks for your tie, Don

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Does this help
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Anyone else any thoughts,?

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This is not a mint error but a hand punch was used to counter stamp a phallus symbol on the coin. Wouldn't be one of a kind either, if one was created then it was used on other coins as well, you just haven't found more yet.

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may i ask if the "LIGHT SOURCE" was at K7 (7 O'Clock) in the reverse image here ??
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May have been it was above the coin

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Why would the reverse be concave in also, and it appears to have cursive writing in it, it is not the branches of the tree and if it was punched from the front side wouldent it push or bend the reverse out,? Bare with my silly thoughts, but ive done my share of punching of metal

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Also if it were hand punched would you see parts of the word united somewhere the U and part of the N are not visable,? They simply are gone, i would think they should be seen somehow, ?

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And if i think about the light source it would have been more like 1 oclock and from above the coin

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It appears there was some writing on the punch that didn't wasn't rendered well. I have seen my share of counter stamped coins and it's not the same as punching a sheet of metal. The dynamics are different.

Here's but a few counter stamped coins that I have acquired over the years.
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PALH1 wrote: Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:45 pm may i ask if the "LIGHT SOURCE" was at K7 (7 O'Clock) in the reverse image here ??
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... the reason i asked, was to determine if this area was incuse, or protruding out from the coin.

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are you able to 'read what is inscribed' inside the area on the reverse ?
.... is the lettering 'mirror backwards' ??
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#14 Unread post by PetesPockets55 »

Not if they had a two part punch that sandwiched the coin in between. Seems that would work wonders with minimal effort on the perps part.

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Hi all and thank all of you for helping me understand what this my be, PALH1, the reverse side with lettering would be incuse, and same on the front side both go inward, i will try and and see if i can make out what it says, and also try a better pic for you, thanks again, im learning

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Hi Danial, thanks for the pics, i see what your talking about, and understand what your saying, but it id definitely different from those two coins, i am for giggles going to take it to a coin dealer here in oregon, Bartons rare coins, and see if he can make out the writing on the reverse, thanks for your patience Don,

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#17 Unread post by Daniel »

They're all different unless they're struck with the same punch, just know this didn't happen at the mint, that's 100% factual.

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