I'm still trying to learn to identify errors, so please bare with me. Would these quarters be labled "missing clad." If so, to about to about what percentage? Thanks for any info.
Based on looks alone and the fact that the coins appear to be well circulated I'd have to say no. Easy way to tell is to weigh them.
They all look like metal detecting coins to me, I have bunches of them, after being buried for a few years they look crummy, just like those.
pupa, The term is in reference to Clad Coinage (Business Strike Dimes and Quarters from 1965 to Present and for Half Dollars and Ike Dollars from 1971 to Present) which is missing part or all of the Cladding! U.S. clad coins have thin layers of Nickel and Copper (Clad layer) bonded to a Copper core. If part or all of the cladding is missing, then the Copper core is exposed. This type of error usually occurs before or during the Minting but can sometime occur post minting. There are some folks that will use methods such as a chemical (acid) bath to remove the cladding in hopes of selling the coin at a premium to an unsuspecting buyer. Frank
Hey pupa, The side missing its clad layer will look like a copper coin instead of the nickel you are use to seeing. They should also weigh a full gram less. Michael
Thanks to Frank and Peachy , one more on this ,do the missing clads rust or look like rust later on ?
Do they rust ? No. Do they look rust colored ? Yes, in as much as copper looks rust colored. For that's all you'll see if the clad layer is missing - copper. It should look just like a cent.
