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Gyrene7483 Pillar of the Community United States 1704 Posts	Posted 06/15/2013 6:02 pm I found this 2004 P Wisconsin State Quarter in my change today. It has no evidence of being the typical copper-nickel layered planchet. It is a solid white metal all the way around the edge. It weighs 5.72 grams versus 5.67 grams for a normal copper-nickel quarter planchet. I'm thinking it is a candidate for submission to a grading service to be attributed as a wrong planchet error. Would it be worth sending in? Ed ANA LM-3175 Report this Post to the Staff

specksynder Pillar of the Community United States 1080 Posts	Posted 06/15/2013 6:25 pm The 90% silver coins weigh 6.25 qrams. I think it's more likely this coin was plated post-mint. Report this Post to the Staff
Gyrene7483 Pillar of the Community United States 1704 Posts	Posted 06/15/2013 7:37 pm I suppose I should have looked at the edge more closely, it appears someone plated the reeding. Probably done to get a roll searcher all excited. I found it while rolling some quarters from my change jar. Ed ANA LM-3175 Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 06/15/2013 8:21 pm Coop (I think) offered a pretty cool suggestion in another thread - look for the "Silver Quarter" thread a little down the page: Use a razor (I'd recommend an X-Acto) to create a slight gouge inside the valley of one of the reeding. It'll be innocuous on the coin, and should expose the plated copper clad layer if it exists. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 06/16/2013 08:09 am If a comparative ring tone against a standard quarter results in the same pitch, it would be a safe bet the that the coin pictured has been plated. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 06/17/2013 12:20 pm And the plated State Quarters strike yet again. (And again, and again, and again.......) Report this Post to the Staff
Gyrene7483 Pillar of the Community United States 1704 Posts	Posted 06/19/2013 10:09 pm I knew it definitely was not silver but thought it could have been a wrong metal planchet intended for a coin struck by the Mint for a foreign government of the same size and approximate weight. Ed ANA LM-3175 Report this Post to the Staff
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