1994 Quarter Struck On Foreign/Wrong Planchet?

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johnnysprawl Pillar of the Community Canada 1618 Posts	Posted 10/24/2016 11:04 pm 3.8 grams; 21.5 mm diameter; magnetic. The rim is only reeded where you can see the actual raised rim. I figured there were 2 options: 1. Struck on a foreign planchet; however, I couldnt find anything on the coinscan.com website that matched either the year or the weight. 2. Struck on a Canadian nickel planchet, as it more closely matches the weight and diameter (3.9 g; 21.2 mm - 2003 to present nickels). The diameter of the 1994 quarter is slightly larger than a nickel tho... Report this Post to the Staff

clairhardesty Pillar of the Community United States 1027 Posts	Posted 10/25/2016 01:06 am It would be larger than a nickel because a proper nickel has its diameter set by the collar. A nickel planchet in a quarter collar would almost certainly end up larger then a nickel. Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 10/25/2016 09:41 am Quote: It would be larger than a nickel because a proper nickel has its diameter set by the collar. A nickel planchet in a quarter collar would almost certainly end up larger then a nickel. A nickel planchet between quarter dies would also pick up some of the reeding as it expanded if was near the edge, like this one. Although the coin certainly hasn't lost much mass due to wear, the 0.1 g difference is probably within the margin of error or can be attributed to a slightly inaccurate scale. Could we please see some pics of the edge? Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 10/25/2016 11:37 am Very nice error coin. If this was a US quarter ... it would be worthy of having it slabbed. I would be leaning toward it being minted on a nickel planchet. First thing I would suggest. Do a web search for quarter on a nickel. Maybe you can compare how other identified errors look. Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10456 Posts	Posted 10/25/2016 12:15 pm My guess it is on a foreign planchet. Canadian 5-cent coins were struck on non-magnetic Cu-Ni planchets at that time. The Royal Canadian Mint did not strike a lot of coins of that weight and finish in the 1990s, it could be: Czech Republic 2 Korun planchet (nickel-plated steel) from 1993 or 1994 - most likely candidate Botswana 10 Thebe planchet (nickel-plated steel) from 1991 - possible, but unlikely given the 1994 date An XRF of the coin's composition would be a good start to confirm if it is indeed plated steel. "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 Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
johnnysprawl Pillar of the Community Canada 1618 Posts	Posted 10/25/2016 2:38 pm Right, my mistake, I was comparing it to 2003-present nickels when I should have been looking at 1994 nickels. My 1994 quarter likely wasnt struck on a 1994 nickel, as the nickel weight is greater (4.6 g), and, like SPP mentioned, is non-magnetic (being comprised of 75% copper and 25% nickel). I did look up the Czech 2 Korun, but it looks like it was 11-sided? Report this Post to the Staff
Scissel Pillar of the Community Canada 693 Posts	Posted 10/25/2016 9:06 pm Quote: I did look up the Czech 2 Korun, but it looks like it was 11-sided? Not before being minted. It would start out as a round planchet and the sides would be shaped by the collar die. Report this Post to the Staff
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