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bournepiper Valued Member United States 161 Posts	Posted 07/09/2012 08:18 am So whats going on with this quarter? It has a slight gold hue to it and is very shinny. The edge is very chrisp like a new quarter. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 07/09/2012 09:46 am Seems to have been plated or dipped some how. You can see that orange peel type effect on the surfaces. If you like it then leave it as is. If curious take some fine steel wool and rub a small area around the outside of the rim. The reeding and then watch the cladding appear. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/09/2012 09:47 am My first thought is NT. Quarters sometimes tone a nice golden color.It does seem a little too shinny though? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Kefiroth Pillar of the Community United States 1431 Posts	Posted 07/09/2012 11:39 am I agree with John. It looks like it could just be natural toning from what I see in that picture. If it's not plated, then you've probably got a $15+ coin there. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 07/09/2012 12:26 pm It is not plated and most definitely do NOT rub it with steel wool! What you have there is a normal (most likely)uncirculated 1983P quarter. It is in a late die state as evidenced by the orange peel and mushy devices, as are most of the 1983 issues. Clad coins that have spent a long time in a roll will frequently develop that type of golden toning. As Kefiroth mentioned, it is easily a $15-20 coin if uncirculated and even if it was AU58, it would still have decent value. The pictures are a bit fuzzy but I can still see booming luster so that is definitely a nice 1983 It also appears to have a bit of collar clashing in the lower right quadrant of the obverse, I don't really think it would add any value but it should not harm it either. Edited by biokemist6 07/09/2012 12:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff
bournepiper Valued Member United States 161 Posts	Posted 07/09/2012 1:17 pm So why are 1983 quarters valued so high? Would the late die stage of this quarter subtract from its value? or subtract from its grade? or both? Thanks (and interesting) Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 07/09/2012 3:04 pm 1982 and 1983 quarters are worth quite a bit more than their contemporary counterparts because no mint Sets were issued for those two years. Absent significant savings of rolls and bags, Mint Sets act as a reserve pool of decent-quality uncirculated coins for any given year. The value I gave does take the die state into account and it is fairly common for that year, true gems will be worth even more than that. Report this Post to the Staff
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