1994 US Quarter P-Odd Sounding When Dropped

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willb1 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 08/15/2012 6:26 pm So today as I was going through my pocket change looking for interesting coins a 1994 United States Quarter Dollar that bears a Pennsylvania mint mark fell out of my hand and hit the floor. I noted it sounded almost like a token when it hit the floor. I then compared that sound to a 1995 Denver 1998 Pennsylvania and even a 1964 silver quarter and none sounded anything like it. Does anyone know if the mint tweaked the composition of the Quarter in 1994? My first thought was that it was a forgery but it seemed unlikely that such a low denomination would be worth the effort. Anyone got any knowledge on this? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 08/15/2012 7:15 pm willb1: Welcome to the CCF! The explanation of this is most probably partial de lamination of the cladding. The substrate and the cladding would have different natural vibration frequencies, which interfere with each other, giving rise to a dampening effect. Report this Post to the Staff
yankee1227 Pillar of the Community United States 1151 Posts	Posted 08/15/2012 7:22 pm I don't really have an answer, but I don't think it was necessary to make 6 of the same topics, in different threads Report this Post to the Staff
jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 08/15/2012 8:35 pm He has one post. (6 of the same topics,in different threads)? Report this Post to the Staff
yankee1227 Pillar of the Community United States 1151 Posts	Posted 08/15/2012 9:04 pm He did have 0, so I dunno Report this Post to the Staff
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