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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 06-01-2006, 05:38 PM   #1 (permalink) Trey Davis Junior Member   Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4 Question about this 2003 Maine Quarter First post. I'm not a collector, but came across this quarter, and had some questions about it. It's a 2003, state quarter featuring Maine. The 'heads' side is a normal silver color, however, the 'tails' side is a gold color. Was this a special issue quarter, that I just haven't heard of? Is it an error? Should I put it up for sell, or put it in the vending machine? Thanks for any and all help you can give. -Trey Attached Thumbnails     06-01-2006, 07:54 PM   #2 (permalink) airedale Senior Member     Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 448 Seems like you can purchase gold colored ( plated? ) ones on eBay. Maybe they just forgot to do a side __________________ John Chance Favors The Prepared Mind   06-01-2006, 08:50 PM   #3 (permalink) Troodon Coin Collector     Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 1,753 Looks like they plated the reverse bust didn't remember, or just didn't bother, to plate the obverse. Numismatically it's worth exactly 25 cents. However you may want to keep it for sake of novelty rather than anything else, if you like the way it looks. Else just buy a soda with it, lol... __________________ "It's a Sacagawea dollar! You can take it to the bank, and trade it in for a real dollar!" -Marge Simpson My paper money collection- updated constantly!   06-06-2006, 01:18 AM   #4 (permalink) serpent Junior Member     Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 28 My Mood: I would hold on to it, until you get further information on it. Do you have a dealer you trust to take it too? Maybe one of the error people, might like to have it for a novelt item.   06-06-2006, 09:59 AM   #5 (permalink) Dockwalliper Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tonawanda, New York Posts: 984 Is the coin thinner or lighter than a normal quarter? Could be a missing clad error. __________________ BNA #539 Last edited by Dockwalliper; 06-09-2006 at 09:25 AM.   06-08-2006, 06:18 PM   #6 (permalink) Trey Davis Junior Member   Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4 I don't really know of any dealers around here. You guys are my only trusted 'coin-people'.. haha.. The thickness isn't thinner than a normal quarter. At least not the two I compared it to. If anything, it looks like it may be a fraction of a millimeter thicker.   06-08-2006, 06:45 PM   #7 (permalink) Scotto Senior Member     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southeast Posts: 144 What is the weight of the coin? __________________ ANA# 3134394   06-19-2006, 05:40 PM   #8 (permalink) Trey Davis Junior Member   Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4 I couldn't really give you an exact weight right now.. I'll try to get it though.   06-20-2006, 09:42 AM   #9 (permalink) Speedy Researching Coins     Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 11,580 My Mood: Unless you changed the color of the photo before you uploaded it I'm betting that it is plated.....Missing clay layers don't have this type of color---it looks more copper (see photo below)....if the coin looks copper then you might have something but if it looks gold then its pretty sure its plated. Speedy __________________ Coin collecting is the only hobby in the world that you can spend all the money in the world and still have some left over WINS - ANA - CONECA - Last edited by Speedy; 07-01-2006 at 10:24 AM.   06-20-2006, 10:15 AM   #10 (permalink) Trey Davis Junior Member   Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4 No, I think it's probably plated. That bright gold color is pretty much the way it is in person.. Well hey, if nothing else, it is at least an attractive quarter! So if some US quarters were plated as part of a commemorative set or something, is this one still not worth anything even though it wasn't plated on both sides?   06-20-2006, 06:32 PM   #11 (permalink) Speedy Researching Coins     Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 11,580 My Mood: If it is plated it was not done by the Mint so that means its not worth any more than face value. I would still suggest getting the weight. 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