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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 203473, member: 669&quot;]<img src="http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/schilder/142.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> to CoinTalk Matt.</p><p><br /></p><p>How does the weight compare with other State Quarters?</p><p><br /></p><p>If it&#039;s slightly lighter (5.25g instead of 5.67g), it could be a silver planchet that somehow traveled almost completely across the country before being struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>More likely it&#039;s either a &quot;proof-like&quot; coin, or a plated coin.&nbsp; Proof-likes occur when new dies and an unusually bright planchet get together to produce a business strike with a mirrored or semi-mirrored surface that looks like a proof.&nbsp; Generally clad coins have a visible three-layer edge, but occasionally the center strip won&#039;t show due to overlap of the outer layers caused during the initial cutout from the strip of coin metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Plated coins result from after-mint action, either by a con-man trying to rip someone off, or someone just playing around.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another preliminary - and inconclusive - test is to drop it a short distance onto a hard surface and check the sound it makes.&nbsp; Silver has a clear ring, clad coins normally &quot;thud&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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