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New Member
Canada
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Possible slag inclusion in this 1985 Quarter I've had a while now. It's hard to get a reliable answer. I've been offered $400 for it but I find it hard to part with even if it was a good price. Can you tell me anything about this coin? How it might have gotten this way or how much it's worth? I have hi resolution shots of the holes if you want a closer look    |
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Valued Member
Canada
92 Posts |
Looks like environmental damage to me, but I'm not expert
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Moderator
 United States
56855 Posts |
 to CCF. I don't think it's an error either.Environmental damage or maybe if it's platted some king of rot? John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2519 Posts |
I don't see a slag inclusion. Your quarter is just corroded.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1747 Posts |
lesson here is that if someone offers you a really high offer on an iffy error you should take it.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2632 Posts |
Welcome to CCF
Sorry but your coin is not an error, it sustained its damage after it left the mint.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1049 Posts |
Hi Keirris, I metal detect underwater and have found many examples like yours. Most nickel coins I find buried underwater in the sand/soil get these pits in them, perhaps the PH values of the water and the sand/soil cause this reaction.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5324 Posts |
It's a coin worth 25 cents, take that offer and run.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5397 Posts |
Coin found in the sewer system and you turned down $400 bucks...........good story, but nothing more.
This type of damage is frequently found on pure nickel coins that REALLY are found in the sewer systems. The City crew used to bring all sorts of this goo into my shop in the day.
Your story sort of reminds me of two guys who are in a high stakes poker game with no real clue as to what they are doing.
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Moderator
Canada
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$400 will buy you a really nice 1978 25c struck on a 1c planchet... I just cannot fathom _ANY_ error collector offering that kind of money for a corroded coin.
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Valued Member
Canada
64 Posts |
Yeah if you still have that guy's number I'd give him a call and see if the offer still stands, because chances are you'll never find anyone naive enough to offer you that kind of money again!!
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New Member
 Canada
4 Posts |
Its surprising how depressing finding out the coins worthless but it's still an interesting piece for my collection. Alas the guy knows better now. Mark my words! I will find a genuine error coin to put in my collection yet!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3049 Posts |
May I reccomend subscription to a numimatic error journal... or perhaps going to a show and looking at verified errors first...
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1747 Posts |
staying a part of this community is probably the easiest way to gain knowledge.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
955 Posts |
ace__ftw , you are a "pillar of the community" by suggesting staying with this community.
My knowledge of errors and varieties was tripled in less than 2 months. AND ALL YOU HAVE
TO DO IS READ THE FORUMS!
As was said by ? 'You've come to the right place pal"
WELCOME ! (Corrosion)
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