Clad Layers Missing Washington Quarter 1996 D

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ARcoins Valued Member United States 280 Posts	Posted 06/09/2016 1:11 pm Any guess at the value of this coin that I found in my pocket change ? Weighs 5.44 grams. Normal Quarter weight is 5.69. Both clad layers missing. Copper Quarter. Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 06/09/2016 1:35 pm You have a normal quarter suffering from environmental damage. A quarter missing both clad layers would have significant strike weakness and weigh close to 4 grams. Report this Post to the Staff
Dustin6 Pillar of the Community United States 3516 Posts	Posted 06/09/2016 1:42 pm with biokemist6. Environmental damage. Probably underground for a good amount of time and then a metal detector find. Report this Post to the Staff
ARcoins Valued Member United States 280 Posts	Posted 06/09/2016 2:37 pm That's just light on the lower left reverse. Is there a test to determine if surface is copper or nickel ? It looks like copper & when stacked side by side appears thin as well. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 06/09/2016 6:05 pm The olive-brown surfaces of that coin just scream "environmental damage", not copper patination. Remember that the outer layers of a clad coin are 75% copper, not pure nickel. Your coin is at the bottom end of the tolerance range, that would not be the case if it were missing one clad layer, much less two clad layers. The coin below is not completely missing one clad layer but it only weighs 4.7 grams. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/09/2016 11:47 pm Worth what it says on the reverse. Note the weakness that missing the clad will show on a missing clad quarter: Note the weakness on both sides of the coin. Being thinner, the coin doesn't strike up like a normal coin. Your coin was a normal coin when struck. You might carry it in you pocket for a time and watch the higher devices turn silver leaving an antiqued look on the fields. Take images of it once a week and look at the transformation and post them here. I would love to have a set of images of this happening to add to my educational files. Report this Post to the Staff
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