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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
157 Posts |
curious :O..i have a nickel like that too..totally dark.
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Valued Member
United States
240 Posts |
yes, I have a dime just like that
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Moderator
 United States
6563 Posts |
More then likely it was in the ground for a few years that caused the severe toneage.
Looks like they didn't clean the dirt out of the rim
Edited by GO
04/26/2008 10:30 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It looks like its been baked
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1713 Posts |
Any chance it's missing the clad layer?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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G'day I've seen a CuNi coin go even darker than that from exposure in a chlorinated swimming pool.
Peter in Oz
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Moderator
United States
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how much does it weigh then?
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
14454 Posts |
it weighs the same as any other quarter and same size so like I said I don't think its any kind of error just wondering what could have caused it to look like it does
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Have you bitten it? Looks like chocolate! J/K  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Agree with GO-
That is what they look like when I pull them out of the ground.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
810 Posts |
I honestly think those coins are them stupid biology and chemistry projects where the coins are coated with copper or other metals. Another thing they do in them projects are acid dips. It makes me mad because there are true errors out there with copper showing and no plating. Weigh the coin and then youll have a better itdea if its an error or not.
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Valued Member
United States
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I think 1913-V is on to something here, It appears to have been copper plated over the original surface. This process is actually quite easy to do and happens fairly often.
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Moderator
United States
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The coin has already been weighed and it's the same as a normal quarter. And besides....who would wanna plate a quarter with copper?.....and then pass it back in circulation
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Valued Member
United States
226 Posts |
Copper ( or gold, silver, etc....) can be plated onto a coin and add only a few Grains (approx 15 grains per gram) and coat the surface quite thoroughly if it has been prepared properly. Decorative plating can be less than one thousandth of an inch thick and still be very durable.
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United States
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looks like its been in coke a cola in a car cup holder and the acid from coke stained it. then someone washed it off and spent it. I have a few clad Dime with the same look.
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Posted 04/26/2008 10:11 pm
