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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Eager to learn the accurate weight--out to two decimal places. It would be a plus if photos could be taken using natural lighting, vs. what appears to be incandescent. White balance is off a ways.
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Valued Member
United States
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It looks like aggressive cleaning or environmental damage going on on the Massachusetts one
Edited by Reno911
04/18/2023 07:45 am
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Valued Member
 United States
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What aggressive cleaning leaves both the high and low parts of relief and letters the same color, and what environmental exposure turns it this color this evenly?
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Moderator
 United States
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It could have been plated at one point. These quarters have been 'gold' plated and sold on TV when they first came out.
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Valued Member
United States
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I don't know but seems unlikely somebody bought it on TV for a premium presumably and then tossed it back into circulation?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Odd surface texture, guessing some sort of environmental damage.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't know but seems unlikely somebody bought it on TV for a premium presumably and then tossed it back into circulation? We see examples here quite frequently. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not necessarily the person that bought it released it into circulation. As nfine said we see a lot of it here. Someone might have inherited it. Or stole it. Maybe they figured out that it has no premium so they spent it. |
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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what environmental exposure turns it this color this evenly Acid dip life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Moderator
United States
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I don't know but seems unlikely somebody bought it on TV for a premium presumably and then tossed it back into circulation? Many folks that bought the 'gold' quarters, then later (probably years on) realized that they were not really 'special and not worth more than the face value declared on the coin then just dumped them into circulation. And yes, this coin may have been exposed to an acidic environment, causing the pitting we see here. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with Dearborn and others above here and have mentioned similar before. It appears a plated gold quarter was taken out of the packaging and put into circulation. From that point it looks like some form of environmental acid damage. Masses of people were scrounging their homes for every last coin to help pay bills in 2008/2009. Old coins quickly found their way into circulation, with inventories building up at banks. They, in turn, ordered fewer new coins. Comparing 2009 with 2008 mintages tells the story. The Mint experienced a 6,593,580,000 (or 65%) decline in unit production at that point. I think that was the main timeframe why we see these kinds of finds as many people realized they held no major additional value for being plated other than the set possibly slightly going up over time as a novelty, but dont hold numismatic value based on its grade as normal.
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04/18/2023 8:31 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Sorry..haven't been able to get it on a scale yet. I wonder, a modern US quarter should weigh 5.67 grams, so, what weight would indicate an error?
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Moderator
United States
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Well I think 3 things could possibly be told from an accurate weight of the coin.
1. it will weigh 5.67g which would be normal - but if the coin was plated, then weight was added, and if it was exposed to an acidic environment, the coins mass would be reduced - thus bringing it back to a normal weight. Which in effect would tell us nothing really.
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2. it will weigh heavy, indicating the coin was plated
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3. it will weigh light, indicating that the coins mass was reduced by an acidic environment.
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Valued Member
United States
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Here are pics in natural light as requested, this time next to a counterpart "normal" 2000 D Massachusetts. I haven't been able to get in on a scale yet.   |
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Valued Member
United States
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Well, I weighed it on a scale with grams, testing against a lot of other quarters. About 5.67. Normal.  |
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