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Pillar of the Community
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I got this in change the other day and was wondering if this is how these tone or maybe missing the clad layer?  |
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Maybe show a picture of it next to what you believe is an un-toned quarter for reference purposes and to help contrast the colors?
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It's not missing a layer. The likelihood is that it has toned in an interesting way. I have seen them tone to a yellowish hue. I have also seen anything from blues to greens to reds and pinks. The environment and the way a coin was stored effects the color as it tones . The next possibility is that the coin was struck on what is called a sintered planchet. Generally, the definition of a sintered planchet is: Sintered or copper washed planchets are coin blanks left in the annealing furnace for an extended period of time, causing dust from previous coins to embed in the blank planchet making it darker then usual. Depending upon the metal fragments and dust left behind in the annealing drums, the colors could be reddish, brownish and even yellowish if the previous batch of blanks were , for example, Presidential dollar blanks. A better picture would help. Still, it's more likely toning but it is impossible to tell for sure from the picture at this point. Thanks, Bill |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Could be yellow high lighter. It seems that what wear it has, the higher parts of the coins contact show weakness in those areas.
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Pillar of the Community
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I should have said it is more of a golden color, kinda like the Presidential dollars. Coop, I guess it could have been a marker, it just looks to natural for that though |
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What year is it or state that may also help because 2005 has a lot of DV types Quarter and 2004 also.
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Valued Member
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I have a Vermont quarter just like the one you have. I have a post asking the same question: https://goccf.com/t/32358I have a few more pics posted. I haven't had much luck finding out what I got other than it is toning where that color came from. I plan on hanging on to it because it looks cool. |
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I forgot about this thread, lol. Anyways amac- mine is a North Carolina quarter. I am going to hold on to mine also, I do not think it is a yellow marker, it is to even on both sides and will not wipe off. It is hard to photograph the difference, it stuck out in my ashtray enough for me to notice it so I figured it must be telling me something!
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Pillar of the Community
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Coins sometimes emerge from the Mint with odd discoloration. This is probably an example. Colors range through the following: yellow, yellow-green, green, pewter, gray, brown, copper, black, and red. Only the last four can be attributed to improper annealing. For the others, we have no clue as to cause.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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I love how a question on this forum that to me appeared to simply be a yellow toned quarter that I personally wouldn't have given much thought to turns out to be a great learning experience. Thank you chrsb and Mike!
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chrsb I gave my mother in law all gem bu State Quarter fresh from rolls until she got sick and after she passed we found all the quarter I had given her. all 46 in a baggy for each one and she had replaced the coins I gave her with AU or ones she got in her change and some of the ones in bag's had toned. *but it seam like smoke got yours  Edited by amac44
07/05/2008 11:30 am
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