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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 812230, member: 15929&quot;]The striations are more than likely due to the planchet being cut from a portion of the copper-nickel strip which had to be pulled through a feeder of some type. Lots of copper-nickel coins have these striations:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/IKEs/Misc/IKE1976-DT2StriationsObvW.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for the discoloration? Environmental damage IMO. perhaps this sat in a chlorinated pond but for sure the side that is NOT corroded was on the bottom with the corroded side toward the sun.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Finding quarters in this condition is not uncommon but when they hit the Feds, they are pulled and destroyed.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A missing clad layer coin would turn brown (like a cent) since the core is 100% copper. Additionally, the coin would be lighter than a normal quarter.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Might I suggest to anybody with ANY interest in error coins that they pick up an inexpensive coin scale. They can be had for less than $25 and reveal a lot about what you think you might be seeing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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