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Pillar of the Community
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I found this quarter in my change lately & wondering if this could be an error or a very happy person with a welder? Possible welder slag? Some of the marks on the last pic just shows weird markings...for welder markings anyways. Any opinion is appreciated.    
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Rest in Peace
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You can get the same effect when you touch it with high amp from a car battery.
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These coins are steel-cored... could it be rust blisters?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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SPP, I see metal flow on some of the contamination which would indicate high heat I think. Some of the drops have just fallen off or been knocked off the plating? Others are still present like the large one on the Rev.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Looks like the welder used his wire brush on it as well.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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First thing to do with this type of error is to weight the coin - you will know for sure if material was added. In this case, even without the weight - PMD, added material |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I see a coin with a rusty core that was subsequently scrubbed unmercifully to remove most of the rust staining, welding slag would not create pits. This coin is a good example of Occam's razor, the simplest explanation is most often the correct one.
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Rest in Peace
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aardspeed...If you weigh the coin, the average for circulated according to the calculations I have been collecting, it should be approx. 4.484 grams (circulated).
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Pillar of the Community
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The quarter weights 4.4grams....same as a normal Canadian quarter.
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Canada
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I'm not a coin collector, but
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New Member
Canada
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Sorry 'bout that. My hobby is metal detecting, and what you have is a coin that's been dropped and spent some time in the ground. SPP-Ottawa is right - those are rust blisters. I have found hundreds of contemporary coins that look just like that quarter. The first time I encountered one I assumed I'd just dug up a steel slug. I was shocked when I looked it over more closely and found that it was a two-year-old nickel. Just goes to show how cheaply they're made these days.
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