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jgabriel New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 2:55 pm I've been collecting for years but I think I may have stumbled upon something. Please help me if anyone is kind enough for the new guy in the forum. The coin is a 1999 Delaware State Quarter. I took it to jewler and it does not appear to be plated. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 2:59 pm to CCF. Could use some close up pics. It might be missing a clad layer. John1 Edited by John1 10/21/2014 3:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 3:40 pm to the Community! I moved your welcome post to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
ace_ftw Pillar of the Community Canada 1747 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 4:03 pm How about the weights? Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4691 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 4:18 pm It is plated. Report this Post to the Staff
jgabriel New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 4:30 pm Jeweler said it doesn't look plated and if it was he saw no markings. The initial weight was 5.87 grams. The following are some more pics. Thanks admin for moving this .. Report this Post to the Staff
jgabriel New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 4:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jgabriel New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 4:51 pm Here is a plated coin my dad gave me 30 years ago and they look nothing alike. Report this Post to the Staff
jgabriel New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 4:56 pm Please tell me I have what I think I may have - going to Florida in Jan. If so... Report this Post to the Staff
coinsearcher83 Pillar of the Community United States 1358 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 5:01 pm Quarters should weigh closer to 5.7 grams ( http://www.coincommunity.com/us_qua...rs/state.asp ) The quarter is plated. Report this Post to the Staff
jgabriel New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 5:12 pm I'm looking for ideas of the wrong planchette being used. The weight is in line for this to be a plausible direction to direct the discussion. I don't think plating would add that much weight. Report this Post to the Staff
jgabriel New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 6:29 pm Also aren't all the class in the s family? Mine is P. Report this Post to the Staff
MeadowviewCollector Pillar of the Community United States 4409 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 6:33 pm The members here are knowledgeable and have seen a fair number of plated coins. What you have is a uncirculated quarter that was plated by a private company, put in a set with the other 4 quarters for that year and sold on tv for an astronomical sum to the masses as a collectible. There are coins plated in gold, silver or platinum. The plating is thin enough that it adds to the weight of the coin but not enough where the precious metal is recoverable. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 6:36 pm Pics are a bit blurry but now does look more golden then copper. Odds are it is plated in gold or has just toned a nice gold color but I don't think it is an error coin. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
smokeriderdon Pillar of the Community United States 3755 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 7:14 pm Plated coin. There is no other planchet it could be. Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 10/21/2014 7:19 pm Home shopping network sold a lot of gold plated quarters ... When they come into the local coin shops they give them out as change. A neighbor of mine went to DC and Philadelphia on vacation this summer, took the mint tour. They brought me a gold plated State Quarter ....I did not know the mint sold them until a few weeks ago ... I think you have a gold plated quarter. As others have posted ... Weigh it Report this Post to the Staff
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