Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2602512, member: 10461&quot;]That would be true on a silver coin, though this one is of course copper-nickel clad and therefore would be less prone to (though not totally immune from) sulfur based toning like the paper napkin thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a detectorist, I can tell you that clad quarters like this quite frequently turn dark grey or brown in the ground, the shade depending on the soil.&nbsp; Anyone who&#039;s found one that spent any time outdoors exposed to the elements will have noticed that.&nbsp; This one is not all-over brown like most of my dug clads, though, which indicates to me that it got enviro damage from some time in the elements (as the porosity also indicates), but then it went back into circulation for a while and got &quot;shiny-ish&quot; again (though not enough to wear away all of the traces of the enviro damage).</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line, my value estimate on the coin in the OP is 24.9 cents.&nbsp; Spend it.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in