Any such thing as a copper quarter?

We have been collecting silver coins for several years as a collection to give to our daughter, and while my wife was looking through a bunch of coins, she found a Minnesota state quarter that appears to have no cladding at all. Sides or edges. Is this a common occurence? Any help would be great! Thanks, Rob

 

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That would be an error if it is real. It is not all that common.

 

Can you get a picture of it use a tripod or something to hold the camara and use Macro with no flash if you have a light over your stove I've had good luck with pictures there. Ice

 

If it weighs less than a standard quarter and appears thin compared to a regular quarter, you may have an Unclad Planchet Error.

 

Hi, I appreciate the responses, since I know basically zilch, when it comes to what is normal and what is not. I had actually already taken several pics, just in case someone would be interested in seeing it. Hopefully the pics will be ok.

 

Many times, clad coins get lost, buried and then are found again by folks with metal detectors. The soil conditions can cause a clad coin to be turn reddish or brownish in color. Often that is the case. Usually the details will be as strong as they would be on a regular coin.

That being said, It would be an error if the coin were struck on a copper planchet of some sort or if it was struck on a planchet that had the outer layers missing before the strike. On a coin of this sort, the details would usually be extremely weak as there isn't enough metal between the dies for the details to strike up properly.

In short, if the details are strong, it is probably a discolored coin. If the details are relatively weak, it could be an error.

The pictures didn't work and they would be a help.

Thanks,
Bill

 

i have a copper colored quarter dated 1980...i dont know if it means anything...can anyone help me...it does not have the sound of a regular quarter when dropped onto the table...i am not sure how i acquired it...however it has been in my stash of coins for a long while now...i do not metal detect although i wish i did...does anyone out there know about this

 

This is what a quarter looks like that missing the clad layer .

 

First, welcome to the neighborhood, Rita Jo!

It's possible that your quarter may be missing a clad layer, but without photos, it's still just a guess.

FWIW, it probably would have been better if you had started your own thread since this one is more than 8 years old.

Chris

 

You say you have a copper quarter I just got one in change I've been trying to find it on line no go mine is a 1980 D copper quarter

 

Whenb it comes to coins that are supposeed to be clad but look like copper (reddish brown both sides) you odds are
99.99% chance it is environmental damage
0.009% chance it is struck on a cent planchet
0.001% chance it is struck on a planchet missing the clad layer on both sides

And the first estimate is probably too low, and the next two too high.

 

This thread will be 12 yo 22May21...Spark

 

Right up there with the chance of it being environmental damage is the chance it is the byproduct of a K-12 classroom science project.

I just got one of these in my pocket change about a week ago. It's the second one I came across in 20 years actually.

 

Copper Plated - don't need to see any photos,
but it would help the OP.

 

The post is too old Fred. Save your comments for a member who is still here. This one was gone the very next day after the post.

 

This is the one I got about a week ago in my change.

 

Oh my. Can I have that.

 

I really love those toners. Lol @cpm9ball

 

This is one of my "used to's".

 

Response to post #16.
If the copper layer was missing from both sides, the coin would be thin and light.
Almost 100% of the time, when it is not removed post mint, the missing clad layer is only on one side.
If you weigh your coin, you will see it weighs correctly and is not light. (5.67g)