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Ok hello it's been a little while since I've been on. I have a few,things I want some input on. I think this is the public post if not please let me know. This is a quarter I've found some odd but interesting color on

 

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looks like environmental damage. maybe a parking lot find ? could have been in the ground ?

 

I have found coins like that from time to time and have just assumed the coloring just came from a hard life.

 

Yea I just thought with as little scratches and as good as the stamp is with some of the coloring dark and some lighter it may not be the case. I'm not very educated on it though thanx. Are these post public

 

Ok so I thought this nickel might be missing clad layer.

 

Lesson #1 - Yes, this is one of the public forums where everyone is free to add their comments, good or bad. The only things you are not allowed to post in these forums are buy/sell/trade offers.

Lesson #2 - Coins are struck in a coining chamber.

Chris

 

I'm not sure what that means coins are struck in a coin chamber

 

Looks like it was outside for a while

 

nickels do not have clad layers. They are an alloy of 75% copper as 25% nickel. Unless they are from 1942 - 1945 then they are 35% silver, 56% copper, 9% manganese

chris was attempting to educate you on the correct terms for how coins are made.

You said:

Coins are struck, not stamped. When referring to the design on the coin, it's called the strike not the stamp.

 

Ok thanks so I have a 1969s penny that I can see subtle doubling on but only when it's magnified. There's one online that looks exactly like for 15000.

 

I don't have a good camEra or lighting but that coin is in a lot better condition than that picture makes it appear

 

Looks like machine doubling (Not worth anything over copper value). Coin shifted when struck, real doubling happens when the die itself is doubled.

 

Both coins look like they have been exposed to the natural a wee bit too long. In other words, environmental damage. Spend them.

 

Those were the same coin. How about this 72s.

 

I have this 2007 penny with this dark color and it has those little needs on it. I forget what it's called. I apologize I'm so uneducated coins just interest me

 

If US coins interest you, the first book you should acquire is the Red Book of United States Coins published by Whitman Books.

I don't know what you mean by "little needs".

Chris

 

Sorry but I don't know what a need is. If you mean those small black bumps it looks like a plating issue. There is nothing special about this coin. Spend it. As for the 1972-S, I see nothing special about it either.

Go buy the R.S. Yeoman Red Book. It will be a great source of information. As Chris said, it's published by Whitman Books.