Hi! Okay so i need help. Ive had this quarter for years and occasionally try to find out information on it but haven't learned much. The reverse side is a flat brown color like nutmeg but the obverse is as shiny and silver as it gets. I've read that there are about a dozen or so of the state quarters that were struck on an experimental planchet. Do you think this could possibly be one of those?
Interesting,photos aren't the best but the edge looks normal to me.Can you weigh it?If correct your coin would be missing the reverse clad layer which is pretty common for these but nonetheless a nice find if so.
I can weigh it but it'll be about an hour or so before I get to a scale. So if it weighs as a normal quarter it's missing the clad layer? What is that weight? I'm guessing if it's one of the quarters struck on an experimental planchet it would weigh heavier? I have several coins I need opinions on, I just didn't want to look stupid so I never did. Until now lol I'll get that weight asap and lyk. Ty!
Don't say that you won't,we're here to help.If the coin is missing its clad layer the weight should be a decent amount less.Like for example originally it should be within 5.67 grams average.With a missing clad layer in the condition it's in approximately a gram less it should be,but I'm pretty certain you have a winner already.
The weight means nothing because all coins can have a +/- variance in weight without or with missing clad layer on one side. It might be a missing clad layer. Interesting.
That's exactly what I said it can be a little differentbut why say it doesn't matter?especially for this situation,so your saying even if this coin was around a gram light it wouldn't matter?.
Bought a new scale. Weighed it several times. 4.6 every time. So that's most likely one with a missing clad layer?
That falls very close to the nominal quarter weight of 4.67 grams and well within the tolerance (and may even be closer if your scale only has a resolution to only 0.1 gram). It's possible for missing clad layers to weigh close to normal depending on how the defect occurred during rolling and punching, but it has been my understanding that the most likely cause is that the is a large void or unadhered region is located between the layers and when the blank is punched, those layers fall apart. That's why many/most missing clad layers are light weight Just from my observation, I don't think the edges look like right. I can't really see the distinct separation between the copper and remaining clad. It looks a lot like the staining you would see from environmental toning/damage Interesting coin, but that's why I don't believe it's a missing clad error
Th The brown color looks to go all the way down the side of it. I'm trying to get better pictures. I just don't want to pay to get it graded if it's not going to be worth more than what that costs. I've just never seen one quite like this though and it's really interesting. Here it is next to another 1999 state quarter. Mine is on the left. I also noticed it's slightly smaller. What could cause that? Thank you for all the help !
