That's actually a nice looking coin. The color is a bit mottled but gives the piece an interesting look. Do you have a large collection of annealed coins? If so please show us a few of them. Bruce
Nice one Avalon. Some of these are quite questionable to the average collector, and are just tossed into a spend pile. Having one graded separates the true error from what folks are pawning off to an unexpected buyer on Ebay, and every other site.
Because it's a legit mint error and it looks good. Those are hard to find. Here are 2 from my collection
Because that type of error is rare. Incomplete planchet errors, clips, are common. Grease filled errors are common. Die cracks and many other errors are common but improperly annealed errors are more rare. The rare ones are the ones you want to have slabbed.
It's a cool error. The few quarters on Heritage with the same error all sold for under $100, so it seems to be a losing proposition for all those people out there thinking their stained, toned or ED quarter is going to make them rich.
Well, I guess that I'm wrong again. I thought something minorly spilled on the coin and took away the plating. I personally think it's ugly but it seems like it's great from an "error" point of view.
On a quarter It's actually clad not plating. There are many coins that are altered due to harsh chemical exposure. Only a trained specialist can tell the difference between a true improperly annealed planchet and an post mint altered coin.
Fascinating. Is it possible that a coin could be completely solid in copper color because of an improperly annealed planchet? I've seen coins resembling the OP's quarter before in my pocket change but simply dismissed them as some type of environmental damage a.k.a. rust, chemical, high school chemistry project, etc.
I have quite a few that I've purchased over the years. Here's a couple more The 1970 that I bought years ago looks similar to the 73 I just ordered.
Glad you asked lol. Check this out: This one is a nice bright coppery one Here are some more: This one has a nice golden tone to it. The pics don't do them justice. This one has a nice pinkish rose coloring. And my Georgia. I wasn't going to, but I uploaded the PCGS photos to maybe show the coloring a little bit better. I think that's why I like the annealing errors so much is because of the variety of colors they can take on.
