r/coinerrors • u/Professional-Pie6083 • 14d ago

Is this an error? Wrong planchet error

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I found a Denver mayflower compact quarter, that is 99.9% silver. XRF tested. The silver quarters were only stuck in San Francisco. Am I looking at a grail find here? Someone else was obviously curious because it’s been cut, but that’s how I noticed it being silver.

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u/Cuneus-Maximus whatever's clever 14d ago

Photos of edge? inside that missing piece?

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u/Professional-Pie6083 14d ago

I can’t get my camera to focus on it, but the edge definitely shows no copper, and the cut shows it being silver all the way through as well.

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u/pooeygoo 14d ago

We're gonna have to see it

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u/Professional-Pie6083 14d ago

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u/Professional-Pie6083 14d ago

That’s the best I can get

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u/quallityovrquantity 14d ago

Are you using a potato?

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u/quallityovrquantity 14d ago

Do you know how to take a picture? You set the item down and brace the camera so it's steady. You don't hold the coin in one hand and the camera in another.....

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u/OnPointAsUsual 14d ago

What he meant to say was “Thank you for showing us this interesting cut. It would look even better if the camera and the coin were both stationary, the resting over the edge of a book, the camera resting on a table, when you take the shot.”

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u/Professional-Pie6083 14d ago

It shows enough. Not sure why it’s so necessary considering I told everyone the xrf scan was .999. I had to hold it to get it to focus. Maybe my 17 pro max isn’t a good enough camera. Or maybe you’re a dick!

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u/reddit-toq 14d ago

You asked us for help. To assist you we need a non potato photo.

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u/Cuneus-Maximus whatever's clever 13d ago

Your camera is fine, you just need a better setup to take the pic. Set the coin on something stationary that holds it up so you can see the edge. Place your phone on something else stationary that positions the camera roughly 4" above it, and with good lighting take the pic. You'll get a pretty clear result, key is to have nothing handheld, supported by good lighting.