1988 Quarter Appears To Be Copper In Color On Front But Silver On The Back Or Whatever Shiny Metal

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Thefat_head New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 10/30/2023 3:36 pm Is this one of the valuable quarters Report this Post to the Staff

ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19159 Posts	Posted 10/30/2023 3:40 pm Appears to be a rather heavily stained/encrusted piece--all brought about by exposure to environmental elements. May have spent some time in moist soil or stuck in the muck of a pond. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 10/30/2023 3:44 pm Quote: Is this one of the valuable quarters Sorry but no. This one is damaged and only worth face value. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Thefat_head New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 10/30/2023 3:44 pm I understand your opinion and I am of the same as far as it being exposed to the elements. However that doesn't account for the copper look on the front and the shiny metal on the back. If it were exposure would they look the same? Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74233 Posts	Posted 10/30/2023 3:53 pm Staining from environmental damage. PMD. Might have been buried or outside at one time. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17941 Posts	Posted 10/30/2023 4:42 pm I've found similar looking coins with my metal detector when two or three coins have been lost together and one coin has partly protected one side of another from corrosion. This looks like a dug coin to me. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 10/30/2023 4:44 pm Unable to fully evaluate because your photos are distorted by overmagnification beyond the 800x800 pixels the board recommends. Please use a size of 800x800 or so because that tends to make a sharper image, and works with more equipment which allows more members to participate. Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1657 Posts	Posted 10/30/2023 5:10 pm Not at all unusual for one side to show more environmental damage than the other. One side was somewhat protected in whatever environment it was in. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/30/2023 5:21 pm Nasty thing. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 10/30/2023 6:53 pm Not at all unusual for one side not looking like the other. Report this Post to the Staff
NumismaticsFTW Pillar of the Community United States 2281 Posts	Posted 10/30/2023 6:59 pm PMD You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96214 Posts	Posted 10/30/2023 9:13 pm environmentally toned/challenged. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/31/2023 08:17 am Thefat_head, Enviromental damage like from being buried at one point. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
DOCC Pillar of the Community United States 1502 Posts	Posted 10/31/2023 1:00 pm Agree with all, dirt coin. I have dug stacked coins where the exposed side comes out heavily corroded with the other 'stacked side' near pristine. I have also found solo coins with a metal detector that looked the same. No need to be surprised, it is a copper alloy after all. Report this Post to the Staff
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