I found this 1965 quarter and it has no reed. The center is just missing. I really dont know how to explain it so here on some pictures. It could be from someone messing with it or maybe a error i am not sure so this is when I am getting a opinion from everyone on here.
That's what it is... and actually quite common (science/chemistry experiments). The acid attacks the internal copper layer at a much faster rate than the outer nickel layers, resulting in an "undercut" appearance with little or no reeding. Of course, this always causes a little controversy, as shown in this thread with a similar coin: http://www.cointalk.com/t188623/
I have seeen quite a few of these and could never quite figure them out. I used to take them back to the bank . now I have decided to start keeping them. everyone I have seen is identical. this pretty much rules out a acid job. I still have one that I found a while back that is identical to the one in this thread but I don't remember the date on it. this may be a keeper.
Hobo what I was referring to is how far the copper core of these coins on the ones I have seen have all been shruken in to about the same exact depth. If someone used acid they must have done all of them at once in the same batch of acid. this may also be from the process of making shrunken in coins that went bad and shrunk the soft copper without shrinking the nickel clad....... Hobo I will give you the one I have if you want it just PM me your address. How about we just call them OREO COOKIE coins ?
Every metal has a coeffcient of expansion which you can use to calculate how much a piece of metal will expand and contact at various temperatures. Expansion and contraction due to temperature changes would not explain this condition. (The metals would simply return to their normal dimensions at room temperature.) Can you explain to me how coins "shrink"?
hey, that's my thread! :S after that whole bit, i'm pretty convinced that the quarter in this thread is the same pmd as mine.
Hobo what the heck is wrong with the forum,the pages looks 6 feet wide? one of my problems on this CT forum is that I assume everyone knows the same things that I know and this keeps causing problems. I don't make the shrunken coins and I do not like them. anyway I'm adding a link here so you can learn about the shrunken in coins and how to make them if you want some.sometimes the copper core shrinks faster than the harder outer layers. click here: http://205.243.100.155/photos/ShrunkenCoins1.PDF
I was aware of those shrunken coins but I wasn't sure if that is what you were referring to. This coin still looks like an acid job to me.
If it looks like the one in the original post, 25 cents. If it is the same size as a regular quarter or slightly less, possibly with the edge slightly broader then it has probably had its edge flattened and is worth 25 cents. If it is a little larger than regular quarter, then you may have something.
