Bicentennial Newbie- Goldish Colored Back Of Quarter

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blacknyella New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/06/2016 3:31 pm Hi. I am new to this site, first post. I came across what I think is a neat Bicentennial quarter, looked online for some information but am clueless about coin collecting. I think it is neat because the front side has the coloring of a basic quarter, sort of smudged silver, but the back has this goldish tone to it, not like a gold made quarter, but the tinge is just goldish. I was wondering if this is something unique, but am really interested in if any of you have any ideas as to why it would look like this, I am interested to find out why it happened! From what I understand, it is from Philadelphia, there is no mint mark, but that is all I really know. Here are some pictures, the quarter on the left is the one I am asking about. The one on the right is just another Bicentennial quarter for comparison in pictures. Thank you for any info that you can give! Report this Post to the Staff

Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 02/06/2016 4:19 pm A lot of coins get electroplated with a thin layer of gold and then sold for a premium. The amount of gold added to the coin is so little that it would cost more to recover than it's worth. So the coin is basically damaged and worth only a quarter. I think your coin was once gold on both sides but it wore off the obverse side -- I still see a bit remaining. You can keep it as a curiousity or release it back into the wild. Keep hunting -- there's still some nice old coins out there that need a good home. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 02/06/2016 8:51 pm and I agree that it appears plating is worn off. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/06/2016 9:44 pm Looks like you found a silver clad example. They made them on the quarters-halves-dollars that year. Thus the reason it tarnished yellow. Report this Post to the Staff
blacknyella New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/07/2016 08:03 am Thank you for the info. I guess that would make sense that the plating wore off. Still neat to look at, and, I learned something new! Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 02/07/2016 10:31 am coop, wouldn't a clad coin have an S MM? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/08/2016 3:46 pm Buddy: True. SO this would not be a silver clad. Probably as mentioned earlier a plated clad. Report this Post to the Staff
blacknyella New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/09/2016 9:22 pm It is my first in a pile I'm starting of interesting coins. Thanks again for your input, very helpful. Report this Post to the Staff
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