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<p>[QUOTE="xwarp, post: 43778, member: 2203"]hey guys,</p><p><br /></p><p>i'm not an avid coin collector, but i take notice when i spot something not normal. i spotted this quarter in a roll that my wife got from the store. this quarter is a 1999 pennsylvania quarter,(pennsylvania mint), and is missing the copper "ring"/layer around the ridge. i did weigh this quarter and it is 5.55 grams. to compare, i weighed the following quarters just to compare:</p><p><br /></p><p>maryland=5.65 grams</p><p>wisconsin=5.70 grams</p><p>ohio=5.78 grams</p><p>georgia=5.71 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>edit: i forgot to mention that this quarter is "silver" on both sides, meaning, there is no showing of copper on this quarter whatsoever.</p><p><br /></p><p>anyway, if you guys could enlighten me on this one, i'd really appreciate it.</p><p>sorry for the bad pictures, the camera lacks zoom.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://home.comcast.net/~xwarp/p1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://home.comcast.net/~xwarp/p2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="xwarp, post: 43778, member: 2203"]hey guys, i'm not an avid coin collector, but i take notice when i spot something not normal. i spotted this quarter in a roll that my wife got from the store. this quarter is a 1999 pennsylvania quarter,(pennsylvania mint), and is missing the copper "ring"/layer around the ridge. i did weigh this quarter and it is 5.55 grams. to compare, i weighed the following quarters just to compare: maryland=5.65 grams wisconsin=5.70 grams ohio=5.78 grams georgia=5.71 grams edit: i forgot to mention that this quarter is "silver" on both sides, meaning, there is no showing of copper on this quarter whatsoever. anyway, if you guys could enlighten me on this one, i'd really appreciate it. sorry for the bad pictures, the camera lacks zoom. [img]http://home.comcast.net/~xwarp/p1.jpg[/img] [img]http://home.comcast.net/~xwarp/p2.jpg[/img] bill[/QUOTE]
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