OK not trying to be a wise guy. Was going through my fruitless search for W quarters, (I have 10 to look at if I hit one, you will know later.) And I came upon this Connecticut State quarter. The rim is raised in such a way that both sides are very deep down, there doesn't seem to be much or any reeding, and the rim is like the wheels on a roller coaster or hand car (pump trolley) for a railroad.
OK. Thank you. Your picture shows a rounded, flat rim. This rim is not flat or round. It is concave in the middle and the edges are raised.
Not a dryer coin. I don't have a problem with the coin being damaged. But wouldn't an acid bath eat away at the details? The details are all there. I was just wondering how the rim became so concave. Spooning doesn't do that.
If it were in a harsh chemical for just a short time it would affect the copper core. Not so much the Cupro-Nickel clad.
Wouldn't it reduce the weight? Weighing it now: 5.6 grams. So the weight is still correct. But I see what you are saying and I appreciate your expertise and taking the time to further explain this to me.
someone trying to make replacement toy choo-choo train wheels lol if you spoon, or dryer coin'd a quarter it would move metal around, displace it, deform it, etc but not necessarily remove metal. Thus the weight should be the same. Same as if you smashed it into a cube, it would have a different form, though the same weight.
I thought I got a W back yesterday in change at the Drive thru liquor store..... it was a D..... I needed it for my book so it's a win, was in really nice shape for a 2020 bats. I feel your pain, I got cut off from roll searching, so while you are striking out, you do in fact have much higher chance of finding them than I do. If you have a local credit union with a coin returning machine, maybe ask if you can buy the bag of quarters off it. might be some finds from that, people tossing change into jars and turning them in and such.
The "spooning" would not produce either a convex or concave edge, if, after it were spooned it was put in an acid (vinegar?) bath for a short time, the copper core would be more affected than the Cu-Ni cladding. Why would someone do this...why do soooooooooooooo many things happen?
