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Bedrock of the Community
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 Can you show a pic of the other side and get a weight accurate to 0.1 grams? |
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I've also seen a lot of discolored pieces pretending to be missing clad layer coins. But I agree this looks like the real thing. An accurate weight is going to be very important clue.
I never cared too much for this design, but I have to admit it looks good in brown copper.
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Google missing clad layer State quaters, look at the auctions, READ the average weight(a missing clad layer coin is always significantly underweight), and weigh yours...it looks good, so far...St. 25c collectors LOVE these...good find, if attributed as such.
Calvin
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Looks like chocolate. Can you tell it's almost lunch time :)
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My 1979-D quarter also came from a vending machine. It was about 1.2 grams lighter than a standard quarter as I recall. I submitted it to NGC and they authenticated it as a missing obverse clad layer error, with an MS-63 grade. I believe these errors on Statehood Quarters are more desirable than on earlier clad coins and can easily sell for over $100. Check the weight, and if it's 0.5 gram or more underweight send it in for authentication. I'd go with ANACS just because they are reliable and your cost will be lower.   |
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Thanks everybody for the responses its a very welcoming feeling. As I have no experience with these things it took me some time to figure out that its not that easy to get a good picture of the edge of a coin but I'm attaching the best I could do. As for the weight, the best I could get was a postal weight and it rounded the weight to 0.20 oz  |
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based on that picture, its looks like someone maybe electro-coated the reverse, or some kind of paint. PMDEdited by Fuzzy317
09/27/2011 4:23 pm
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is it still worth for me to check it out professionally?
and if yes what would be my next step?
thanks in advance for all the help.
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0.20 oz (if accurate) would mean it's only slightly underweight, within tolerance, but it is impossible to say for sure without a more precise measurement. The correct weight for a quarter is 5.670 g.
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IMO, a postal scale is worthless for weighing coins. Mail is weighed in ounces while coin tolerances are measured in tenths of a gram.
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Yoely - A normal Nevada clad quarter weighs 5.67 grams. If your available scale shows a regular quarter weighs 5.6 grams (rounded to the nearest 0.2 grams) and your "uncoated" coin weighs 5.0 grams or less, it may be a genuine error. In that case go to the ANACS website (www.ANACS.com) and read their instructions on submitting an error coin. You can print out a submission form and go from there. Your cost for sending in this one coin will be $19 for grading, plus $5 for error confirmation, plus shipping both ways. By the way, |
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I'm inclined to believe that this is a genuine missing clad error. If so, it should be about a gram underweight (4.67 grams). Any coin shop or jewelry store will be able to weigh it for you.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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and if yes what would be my next step? Get a more accurate weight. A Postal scale accurate to .1 oz, reading .2 oz could actually be anywhere from .15 oz to .25 oz. (4.83 grams to 7.05 grams) That is way too wide a range. We need a reading accurate to .1 grams (.003 oz) |
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