Its been a long time since Ive posted anythinh but I found something today and I hope you guys can offer some help. while counting the petty cash drawer at work I saw a quarter with a white rim. the reeding looked really nice so I figured it was a newer canadian coin bc it didnt have that 'silver' look. when I actualy looked at it, it was a 2001 state quarter (sorry don't remember which state). I got excited thinking somehow a silver proof somehow made its way into circulation. it was a philly mint tho. I don't have a picture, I left it at work but here is what I know and hopefully you guys have some thoughts. It has absolutely no copper around the edge of the coin. Thought maybe it was a science experiment but the reeding is undisturbed. It weighs less than other quarters significant enough I could tell just by holding it. It does not have that lovely silver ring to it. Sounds like any other clad sandwhich coin. So what do you guys think? Any thoughts are appreciated! I'm taking it to Lost Duchman on Monday to ask Matt to take a look at it. Thanks for any help you can offer.
Just as a thought, if it is underweight, that might signify an undersized "core" of copper. That way the cladding layer could smear around the copper core. Did the thickness seem off?
Possibly an acid bath? Was the design in good shape on both sides? An acid bath can sometimes "eat away" the copper without really bothering the rest of the coin.
I posted one like this a few days ago...no replies. Looks like yours, I'm thinking it is either silver of platinum plated. Possibly missing the copper core or completely covered in the process of manufacturing the planchet. I uave found several
