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I have 1971 d quarter that is thinner than a regular quarter. What makes it odd is that there is a seam going around the entire edge of the quarter. You can feel it with your fingernail.The eagles head which should line up with the bottom of George Washingtons neck is off from being center. If these were actually 2 quarters stuck together they would each be the thickness of a thin dime. Have you heard of heard of these quarters before? Who and where could I send this to to have it authenticated?
Hi Terry,
My bet is that your coin has been altered -- kinda like the old way they used to make two-headed coins, but for some reason they tried to make it look like a rotated die error.
You could try to send it to ANACS to be authenticated. Check out their website for details on how to submit your coin :
www.anacs.com
Good luck!
Dan
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Dan Moore
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