I found this in change today. It's red!! What might have caused this? Is this a plating problem, or some sort of damage to the coin? Thanks for your replies. And, no, it's not nailpolish. I've put it next to a regular Michigan quarter I have for comparison. Obverse Reverse
There are some coins like that that are called "missing clad errors", but I think that one was just put to acid or something else. I could be wrong though. Still, a neat find either way. :thumb: Pheonix
it doesnt look to me to be a plating issue, but like Phoenix21, i could easily be wrong... acid, marker, paint... not sure which ...
looks like enviromental damage - most nickel-clad coins that spend some time outside in ground turn black, but it might depend on the soil type. the ones i find with my metal detector are usual black - i have to usual scratch the dirt off with a nail and rub the heck out of them on a rug to make them coin like with your red quarter - it might of spend some time in something else like red type of soil - maybe someone can elaborate on this ?? Snowman
Copper wash or just rust wash on it. I can't quite tell what it is but I don't think it's mint error.
A couple of areas on the rim top right 10:00 to 3:00 o'clock position, bottom right 12:00 to 3:00 o'clock position imo still have some shine, so I think I would rule out the acid wash. It appears to be some kind of paint that is starting to rub off in the areas described above. again it's only MO. John
I would say it's environmental damage post mint damage for short or nail polish that's not a clad missing layer coin it's to dark in appearance. Here;s what missing clad layer coin looks like. Like I said the coin you have is to, dark and done with nail polish. Jazzcoins Joe
