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Valued Member
United States
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Hi all, Been a little while since I've been able to roll hunt, but I got some quarters and nickels and came up with some goodies. I found my first War Nickel, which was very exciting! I could tell through the plastic roll that it might be one, and it was!  What has me stumped is a Hawaii quarter. First, it seems to be a lighter color, and lighter in weight, but I don't have a scale unfortunately. Second, looking at it from the side, it doesn't have the copper color in the middle. I tried scratching the side a little with my knife, but it doesn't seem to be paint. I found a penny that was painted silver, and it was obvious, but maybe this was just a more sophisticated job. I did my best to take a picture of it. Anyone know anything about this? Oh, if it matters, it has a D mint mark. I am always surprised by people's knowledge, or at least their humor, when funny things pop up. Thank you very much everyone =-)    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Its chromed or silver plated.
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New Member
United States
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Maybe someone cracked open a silver proof set and spent it?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3755 Posts |
Nooooo, a silver proof has an S mint mark only. And that is NOT a proof.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thanks smokeriderdon, I figured it had to be something like that.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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ok someone beat me to it haha, its plated seen so many of those over the yrs searching quarter boxes
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Pillar of the Community
United States
613 Posts |
Why would anyone plate a brand-new quarter (and then spend it?)
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Valued Member
United States
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They buy them off of HSN or coin dealers such as that for a premium, when it comes time to sell them to a dealer, the dealer will pay face for them and release them back into circulation, many collectors consider a plated coin damaged, so it holds no numismatic value.
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many collectors consider a plated coin damaged That is because it is damaged. The damage is the extra metal applied to the surface that was not there when the coin left the mint. Ed ANA LM-3175 |
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I know that technically it is "damaged" to a collector, but I think that a more precise term would be "post-mint alteration". Somebody disagree with me. The coin is still over "good" condition and more than recognisable. The coin is "altered", not "damaged", although I know that collectors are picky like that.
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Posted 07/30/2012 4:51 pm
