1967 quarter struck on nickel planchet?

I believe i have a error coin here. will someone tell me what to do or how to proceed. I would love to find something cool my first 2 months of searching.

 

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You might start with posting a photo of your coin here.
It really would make it easier for us to give you advice.

 

Im embarrassed to say that i do not know how to post a picture here.

 

Im embarrassed to say that i do not know how to post a picture here.

 

told ya. have no idea how to do this. ive tried rwice

 

Use the 'Upload a File' button just to the right of the 'Post Reply' button.
You could copy and paste, too.

 

What makes you think it's on a Nickel Planchet? It looks like a normal circulated Quarter to me.

You need to look at the edge. Do you see copper around the edge? Starting in 1965 Quarters were made of a clad composition, with layers of copper-nickel on each side of a layer of pure copper. Nickels don't have a copper core.

If your Quarter was struck on a Nickel Planchet it would be smaller in diameter, the same size of a nickel. Weight is another factor also. If it weighs closer to a normal Quarter of 5.67g then it can't be a Nickel Planchet because it would weigh less which would be 5.0g

 

First, welcome to the neighborhood!

By any chance, do you have a copy of the book, "Strike It Rich With Pocket Change"? If so, then the first thing you should do is throw the book in the trash.

Chris

 

That's just a normal quarter that has suffered the rigors of circulation.

PS. Please crop your photos to just the coin before posting them.

 

There are a couple of ways to figure out a coin like this. Weigh it. Compare the weight to specified weight. In this case a quarter is clad (copper and nickel where you can see the separation on the edge of the different metals) and a nickel is a alloy of mixed metal and is one solid color. As a quarter wears, the edge loses the reeding. The size looks too big to be a nickel and too much of the design is showing.
It does look like a worn quarter.

 

I'm surprised nobody else has called out "environmental damage". It looks to me like this coin is etched. I wouldn't be surprised if it is underweight at this point -- but that would be because some of it got dissolved away by acid.

 

jeffB got it. Normal 1867 quarter dollar that has been through the mill including some kind of etching.

 

a regular quarter that's had a rough life

 

the first grader said it is usa .25 cent i once had one like it back in 1972 when i stepped out the air plan for the first time

 

That's because I hadn't gotten here yet. I would say that it looks acid soaked.

It does NOT look like it is struck on a nickel planchet, or on a rolled thin planchet.

A picture of the edge would probably be conclusive.

 

there is no edge. it looks like an oreo. and it weighs 5 grams

 

The weight is more conclusive. A nickel planchet weighs exactly 5 grams. Anything more than that, it’s not struck on a nickel planchet

 

Does it weigh exactly 5 grams?

You said it looks like an Oreo. As in 3 layers?