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1970-D Washington Quarter Struck On Dime Stock.

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 Posted 10/03/2025  01:23 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add FsdWarp10 to your friends list
What a cool find. Really interesting.
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 Posted 10/03/2025  06:56 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Spence to your friends list
Very interesting. Is the peripheral design weakness characteristic of these errors? It seems like that might happen with feed stock that is slightly too narrow.
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 Posted 10/03/2025  08:09 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Dearborn to your friends list

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Is the peripheral design weakness characteristic of these errors?

Yes, I believe so - at least every example I have seen was.
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 Posted 10/03/2025  08:28 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Petespockets55 to your friends list
Nice find Dearborn.
And great job listening to your inner self about the weakness to the peripheral design.
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 Posted 10/03/2025  08:32 am  Show Profile   Check -makecents-'s eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add -makecents- to your friends list
Very cool! Did you find it in the wild?
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 Posted 10/03/2025  09:03 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Eligius to your friends list
According to the data provide on the US mint site (https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coins-...Iq6y2cm7U5r) the specifications of a dime are:
Weight: 2.268 g, Dia 17.91 mm and thickness 1.35 mm
And of a quarter:
Weight 5.67 g, Dia 24.26 mm and thickness 1.75 mm

Thus a quarter struck on dime stock should weigh 2.268x(24.26/17.91)2 = 4.16 g.
It also should have a weak relief as the presses are adjusted to a thicker planchet.
The calculated weight correspond well with that of the coin of the OP which coin also has a rather weak relief.

I have used the diameter to calculate the weight and not the thickness as the specified thickness is that of the minted coin. This is the maximum and not the average thickness which should be used in the calculation. And of course the weight of a coin (cylinder) is proportional to the square of the diameter (assuming material and thickness are the same).

Likewise a dime struck on quarter stock should weigh 5.67x(17.91/24.26)2 = 3.09 g.
It should have a strong relief as the presses are adjusted to a thinner planchet.
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 Posted 10/03/2025  09:25 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Dearborn to your friends list

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Very cool! Did you find it in the wild?

Yes, sort-of. I usually drop my pocket change into a box after a cursory look at them. I have a box for each type of coin (cent, nickel, etc). Well I had been slowly going through my quarters and rolling them up to return to the bank, I noticed this one as I was stacking them and saw the thinness of it - getting me to look at it closer.
Not sure how I missed it the first time though
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 Posted 10/03/2025  09:48 am  Show Profile   Check Brandmeister's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Brandmeister to your friends list
A true pocket change treasure, that's the cherry on top! =)
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 Posted 10/03/2025  10:28 am  Show Profile   Check Zurie's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Zurie to your friends list
What a fun find! Congrats! Nice to know that there are still things like that in the wild!
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 Posted 10/03/2025  12:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coin rejector to your friends list
Nice find Dearborn, congrats!
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 Posted 10/03/2025  2:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Willburton to your friends list
Those are one of the best clad quarter errors imo. Hey is anyone having trouble with pixlr. I thought it was just me but not sure now. I can't upload images
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 Posted 10/03/2025  2:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list

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I'll be putting this in my Dansco album for now..
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 Posted 10/27/2025  10:40 am  Show Profile   Check Brandmeister's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Brandmeister to your friends list
Ran across this auction in the ebay Errors category this morning. VF35 dime stock quarter in a PCGS slab, already at $245 (1 bid) with multiple watchers.

I would say that Dearborn's coin is visually much nicer than the auction specimen, so it really underscores what a home run he hit out of pocket change.
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