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meltodd2012 New Member Canada 49 Posts	Posted 01/20/2016 08:00 am Hi. I just started searching coins so I can make a collection for my 9 year old son. I found this quarter that appears to show copper color. I looked online and saw what people call ' Dryer Coins' and this does not appear to be that. It looks exactly the same as a regular quarter and not wide rimmed or worn down. Any idea what I would call this? Is it a mint error? Value maybe? Image: 20160120_Screenshot_2016-01-20-08-42-30_opt_opt.png Image: 20160120_Screenshot_2016-01-20-08-43-02_opt_opt.png Image: 20160120_Screenshot_2016-01-20-08-43-12_opt_opt.png Report this Post to the Staff

purelywasted Pillar of the Community Canada 1505 Posts	Posted 01/20/2016 08:09 am Rough guess, the plating is worn off. Report this Post to the Staff
meltodd2012 New Member Canada 49 Posts	Posted 01/20/2016 08:34 am It's the same on both sides of the coin but not on outer rim. Would plating wear off like that? I am very new to this. Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10464 Posts	Posted 01/20/2016 09:12 am Look like a 25-cent that spent a lot of time at the casino... "Casino Quarters" look exactly like this. The older pure nickel 25-cent coins from casinos tend to lose their reeding and get smooth on the edge. These coins are steel planchets, multi-ply plated. First with a thin layer of nickel, then a thicker layer of copper and a final layer of nickel. The copper adds a bit of 'softness' to the coin, making them a little bit easier to strike. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
rocky Pillar of the Community Canada 2784 Posts	Posted 01/20/2016 10:41 am weight your quarter. if you are still wondering it should weight. 4.4 grams. get it weighted post the weight here. you never know it could be more than copper plating. at least this way you know for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
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