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I'm brand new to the world of collecting, so I'm not 100% sure. The certificate of authenticity says 8.33% nickel / balance copper, so I'm assuming this is clad.
does the toning damage the coin or decrease it's value in anyway?
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like gold plated coins....not worth much actually worthless for collectors. Pretty though....been there done that.
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United States
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Yes its clad. Quote:
does the toning damage the coin or decrease it's value in anyway? There's really nothing you can do about the toning and it won't damage the coin. It won't decrease the value either, some people like me like the toning. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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@JoesterVT -- Way back when the Statehood Quarters came out, I deposited every one that came across my palms into a large plastic container. The container held a million Costco cashews at one point and seemed like a good enough place to store quarters to me. At the time it never occurred to me that over time, the plastic container could affect the coins. Fast forward 15 years to me going through the container searching for some nice examples and I discovered that many of them (at least 25%) had a distinct yellow tone like the one you posted. I can only surmise that the container reacted with the coins somehow. Why did it not tone all of them? I don't know. I just hope my insides aren't toned yellow from eating funky cashews. I've also come across more than a few of these in circulation and rolls. |
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@CelticKnot.....I give you credit my man you mad me laugh at that one.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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@BadToTheBone - hahaha, thanks. What I lack in actual useful numismatic knowledge, I try to make up with wit.
My mileage definitely varies.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Newbie here ...
My 2 cents.....
Welcome to the wonderful world of toning.
Some like it
Some hate it
and there is a ton or different opinions on lowering or raising the value, or grading on said coins.
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New Member
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Actually if you google it there is information on the gold tinted quarters if you have all 56 State Quarters that are tinted gold on ebay they sell for $90 dollars also a lot of coin collectors buy them I have 5 of them and took them in to a coin shop the guy offered me 10 dollars each he was a coin collector sadly it was a good deal but I had to decline because who knows they might be worth more in the future but its defiantly not smoke resin they are made that way if I were you I would keep them for awhile maybe even keep passing them on through your family. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This sounds like toning to me, an undesirable reaction. I've had these quarters in my collection and when I saw the golden hues I just spent them. Toning is garbage to me. I have actually seen this type of toning from a roll of bank wrapped Vermont quarters.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just hope my insides aren't toned yellow from eating funky cashews  |
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Pillar of the Community
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That last pic of the territory quarters sure looks like proof coins to me.
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Idk why anyone resurrected this but I have a bunch of State Quarters from original mint packaging and kept them in a little black back I recently went through them and there where a few gold toned quarters in there. Honestly the only value is what someone will pay . Some people like toned some people don't. And I don't know why he had pictures of the proofs too but he hasn't been on since 2011 we will never know his train of thought |
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New Member
United States
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I have a whole bag.... $25 worth with that goldish tint. That's the way they came... here's a pic.  |
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New Member
United States
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I have 18 gold plated quarters I traded a 1964 silver quarter for them. the guy I got them from bought them from a TV shopping channel. I figured they were at least worth face and I got more than melt for my quarter. |
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I have a whole bag.... $25 worth with that goldish tint. That's the way they came... here's a pic.  to the Community! |
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