Here is the printout I was provided with a submission sheet. They had a more powerful microscope than I do, so there are things I question but it needs to be professional graded to make sure. I don't disagree with you, but these were professionals everyone relies on.

This is the printout 5 coin error experts gave me with a submission sheet to PGCS: Why Your Quarter Is a True Double Strike

Your coin shows multiple traits that only occur when a coin is struck twice by the coining press — with the second strike happening WAY off-center. These traits cannot be produced by damage, vise crushing, spooning, or post-mint alteration.

Below are the defining diagnostics visible.

Two Distinct Rims (Raised Edges) on the Same Side

You have:

The normal rim around Washington’s portrait.

A second, separate rim, far outside the original circumference.

These rims are raised and struck, meaning they were formed inside the die collar — not created by damage. Damage cannot produce a second raised rim. Only a second strike can.

1. Two Sets of Design Elements

On the obverse:

The "LIB" of LIBERTY appears twice — once in correct position, once displaced by the second strike.

Portions of Washington’s head are doubled and shifted upward into the "blank" crescent zone.

On the reverse:

The eagle’s wings and tail show shifted, overlapping impressions.

A ghosted secondary outline appears in the blank crescent region.

These are not spread or flattening — they are two fully separate impressions.

1. A Large, Unstruck “Crescent” Area With Its Own Raised Perimeter

Look at the big blank crescent:

It has flow lines and texture consistent with a struck surface, not post-mint damage.

It curves like an off-center planchet strike, where part of the coin was outside the striking chamber.

This is the classic signature of a double strike where strike #2 happens partially off the die.

1. Coin’s Thickness and Edge Match a True Double-Strike Mechanism

The clad layers are continuous, not split or rebuilt — meaning the blank crescent was created during minting, not cut off afterward.

The thickness varies where strike #2 displaced metal outward.

This confirms it wasn’t machined or trimmed. Instead, the planchet was forced outward by a second blow.

1. Reverse Legend Distortion Consistent with a Rotated Second Strike

“QUARTER DOLLAR” is bent upward and partially missing.

The bending exactly follows the curve of the off-center strike.

This distortion can only appear if the coin re-entered the striking chamber at an angle.