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New Member
United States
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Ok guys trying to stay calm but this might be our greatest find. First off it was found in a bank bag of cents.(yes we copper hoard :) I have not weighted it because I did not have a scale along with me. However it feels to be the weight of a copper cent. Any how what should we do to verify it is real and also roughly any guess on value ? I will post a few pics in comments below. Just for ref the print, head, and eagle are the same size as the normal quarter. The coin is alittle smaller as a normal quarter and about 1/2 or a 1/3 of the thickness of a normal quarter.
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New Member
 United States
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Sorry took me awhile to figure out how to upload.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5078 Posts |
Appers to be a regular clad quarter left in acid, or perhaps buried at a beach for 45 years. The grainyness implies acidic disintegration.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5828 Posts |
 not a mint error, sorry |
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Moderator
 United States
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John1  |
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Valued Member
United States
127 Posts |
Scroll down the forum...1985 quarter..acid bath...just an example
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
The 1967 looks like it might have a die chip on the obverse at 5:00 to 5:30 from the ribbon to the rim.
Need a close-up of that spot.
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New Member
United States
33 Posts |
Thanks guys kind of depressed but like normal normally too good to be true :(
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
 It is an acid dipped quarter. If it were a quarter on a cent planchet, the devices near the rim would not be present.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3516 Posts |
to CCF! As mentioned before this quarter was acid dipped, but stick around here and you will learn a lot. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Indeed! to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5964 Posts |
The diameter seems to be a lot smaller than a normal quarter. I suppose that acid does that as well?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3463 Posts |
Yes, acid can make the diameter smaller also. All of these acid damaged coins probably aren't actually dipped into acid, some of them are probably left in a very acidic environment. It would have the same effect on the metal.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
 Here is the information with these images. |
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Valued Member
United States
64 Posts |
Do not be too discouraged! And keep looking #128064;  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
870 Posts |
Great explanation Coop. Thanks!
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Posted 10/31/2016 03:29 am
