I have attached pictures and this quarter came from a bank box of 2000 UNC quarters, so I know it is a mint error and not some messing around with in circulation. Please weigh in on what kind of error this is along with the value for any error experts out there.
Toning is not a mint error. In fact most would call it environmental damage. Coins begin toning the moment they are struck, no matter how significant or insignificant it is.
The Mint does not sell quarters in bank boxes. All of your photos are blurrier than a blizzard in Alaska. ~ Chris
Those are some of the most blurry photos I've seen here - that's saying something. Based on what I can see, the coin is simply stained/toned. We'd be glad to look at another set of CLEAR crisp photos of both sides of your quarter.
Welcome to CT @johnanthony. If you have followed CT for any length of time, you'll see that photos such as your will only get negative comments. Do a search on this site and do some practice photos until you can get a decent photo BERORE you post them. In focus, correctly orientated, full flat obverse and reverse, in FULL IMAGE (after uploading your photo, click the full image button under it). Try lighting the coin from two or more positions with a dark or neutral background. Crop out any superfluous background so just the coin shows. Hope this is helpful.
It would be my guess from experiences of roll searching that this coin came from the end of the roll. If coin rolls have been exposed to the environment the exposed coin in the end of the roll will get toned on the exposed side.
Here is another picture, the other ones were done with an amazon ipad and this one was done with a scanner. If still no good, I will have someone with a good camera do it. Once again, it was found in a bank box of all unc quarters, so I can say with almost 100 percent certainty it happened in production and not in circulation. Furthermore, it did not originate from the end of a roll like someone suggested. A dealer I know thought improper alloy mix, but I wonder why the whole coin wasn't affected if this were the case.
Your photo is still blurry but is looks like nice toning. Take the photo then crop out the background. Be a little further away. It makes a difference. Welcome to CT.
This is what a improperly mixed alloy looks like and tends to only happen on solid composition planchets. AKA Woodies Lincoln cent Nickel Modern quarters are made up of an exterior cladding of 75%copper and 25%nickel on a solid copper core. I won't say that it is impossible to have a clad quarter with an improperly mixed alloy. But I will say that it would look nothing like the coin you posted. Another woodie with colorful toning. I wish you could post some better photos of your coin that are clear. Your I pad should do just fine. put the quarter on a stable platform. get as close as you can to the coin so that it fills the screen with out being blurry and take the photo. do not use the magnification feature. it will distort and look pixelated when you crop the coin. when you upload the photo before posting Reply. Click Full image. The quarter you posted is toned and looks like it has some real nice vibrant colors. But it does not follow the definition of a AKA Woodie. As of today I have never seen a AKA Woodie on a clad planchet.
As the guys have stated, it’s not a mint error. It’s simply toned. it looks nice but isn’t worthy any premium over fave value unless it grades MS67 or higher
Go to the blackboard and write 1,000 times, "The US Mint does not put quarters in bank boxes!" Therefore, you can't say with any certainty at all that it happened in production. ~ Chris
