2000 New Hampshire P Quarter

Hi. I’m new to cointalk and I’m not familiar with coins whatsoever but I came across an odd looking quarter while cleaning out my fathers estate. It’s a dark copper color on both sides with absolutely no silver clad color on either side or on the rim. The quarter seems to have a different feel and is slightly thinner than a normal quarter. Is it possible this coin is missing the clad on both sides? Or is it cause by environmental damage? There is no obvious damage or buildup anywhere. Is it worth having it looked at by an expert or is it basically worth the face value? The pics are horrible quality and don’t capture just how bronze the quarter is so I used a normal quarter as a reference.

 

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Yes that would be Environmental Damage. Not a Mint Error.

Missing Clad Layer usually occurs just on one side. Both sides is extremely rare but it would not look like that.

 

Well dang lol. Was hoping I stumbled upon something special. Thank you for your response.

 

Here are examples from my collection -
Clad Coins.. the other side looks completely normal.

 

It looks to me like your quarter has environmental discoloration. Were it missing clad, weight would be less than normal. Quarter weight missing one clad layer = 4.71 g +/- 0.347 g; missing two clad layers = 3.75 g +/- .467 g.