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I have found 2 thin quarters. Actually my husband found one, and I found the other. The first one is a 1970 quarter. The quarter weighs 4.1g, and is slightly thinner than a normal quarter.
The next quarter, I found in the old coin jar, and I am baffled as I can find absolutely no information about it. My references are pretty much limited to google search so maybe I'm just not looking in the right place but anyhow, it is a 1997 D Washington quarter, it is extremely thin, with all devices in place however looking extremely flat, it has all of its ridges, and tips the scale at 5.6 grams and it is the same diameter as a regular quarter. I am clueless.... please help!
I think the 1997 is just poorly struck, the 1970 looks like it was struck on dime stock (Not dime planchet) Dime stock means the quarter size blanck was accidentally punched from strip that was rolled to the thickness used for dimes.
The weakness of the devices because of the extra thin planchet prevented the full strike up of the devices. (I guess that is what happens when you cut coins from the wrong stock material)
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