1967 quarter struck on nickel planchet?

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just sayin

 

Not struck on a nickel planchet as a nickel isn’t made of a sandwich alloy like the one you’ve shown in the photograph. A quarter, is struck on that kind of planchet, and since your coin is less than the weight of a quarter, I would suggest that some metal has been removed from the coin post-Mint

 

Yup.

That settles it.

Acid etched regular quarter.....

and not an 1867 like I said in my last post but a 1967.

Mea culpa.

 

And to think I erased the part of my original post that said "if I'm right, there'll be a groove around the rim of the coin where the copper got etched away faster than the cupronickel". Gotta work on that confidence...

 

so i dont get it. the edge was removed on purpose? why?

 

Is that why it weighs less? and how did they get the weight exactly five grams?

 

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Figured i’d like it while it was still here

 

No, that's not what I meant to say.

The coin is struck from a "sandwich" with pure copper in the middle layer and cupronickel (75% copper, 25% nickel) in the outer layers. If you look at a new quarter, you'll see a reddish or orange stripe around the rim; that's the copper layer.

This quarter spent some time in a corrosive environment. The pure copper dissolved faster than the cupronickel. So, at the coin's rim, the copper middle layer got etched more deeply, leaving the cupronickel sticking out.

Does that make sense? It's kind of surprising to see it the first time, but we've seen it before...

 

I tried to explain this in my post #8.. but you did a better job

 

That nails it, acid soaked. The acid attacks the copper more rapidly than the coppernickel giving it that "Oreo" appearance.

 

New person here. I like reading the post hoping to learn more. I have 15 similar 65 quarters. I like 65-67 quarters, don't know why I just do. Most of the ones that kept are lemon shaped. Some u can feel like a ripple though the whole field, thicker on 2 sides, the reeded part for the area is cooper and flat they some of the lettering is cut off not counting the dd that may be on there. Like I said I am a babe in the wood just learing u can call me pam 21

 

Hi Pam..
Welcome to CoinTalk.. I have a great suggestion. Start a fresh new thread. Your own unique separate thread. In order for us to help you must post pictures!

See you soon

 

Ditto what Paddyman98 said. The thread you attached to is 4 years old. I fear if you don't create a new thread, he and I are probably the only two who will see it, thnx...martha

 

Old thread. Please start a new one, with photos. Welcome to CT.