



To be clear, this coin is not in great shape. I am struggling to differentiate wear from what looks to me like some kind of minting error. I am especially intrigued by the blobbiness (?) of the “unum” and “ME” of DIME. I can’t explain the messiness of the “TED STA” of United States as edge wear, but the unum / ME anomaly strikes me as odd for circulation wear. New to hunting and am just getting my bearings. Thank you so much for your time.
It’s an off-center strike but the effect on the design is minimal - a shallow last 0 on the year. Thoughts?
I came across a 1977 quarter that is uniformly gunmetal black. It’s in pretty good condition. I’ve done as much research as I know how, and think I may have found of annealing error. Before I present this to an expert, is there anything I should know? Or am I kidding myself?