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Valued Member
United States
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Need help...found this 2006 State Quarter which is very thin! Wondering what could cause such a thing? Maybe its valuable?   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Show us both sides of the coin.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Front and back   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Hmmmm, looks like a normal quarter from here. I see damage (flatening) on both side of the quarter. It seems to have the copper clad edge as well. The weight should be about 5.67 grams. Could be a abnormal planchet. Hard to tell, not in hand. Does it sound like a normal quarter dropping on a counter top?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Wow, that's strange. If you can get the weight of your coin, that would be great and very helpful.
Errers and Varietys.
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United States
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Weighs 6 grams Well, it seems to be within tolerance. I'm stumped. I don't however believe it's of any significance or value. Others may chime in. Take it to a local coin shop and have it checked out. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What's the diameter of the coin?
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Valued Member
United States
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Its the same diameter of a standard quarter except it is very thin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Weighs 6 grams Slightly out of spec, and it is OVERWEIGHT. So probably a slightly weak strike on a slightly overweight planchet. The thickness of a coin at the edge is typically a function of the strength of the strike. The stronger the strike the better the edge and rims fill and the thicker the edge of the coin. |
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United States
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So would that make this a error coin and a keeper?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Unusual, very observant of you to notice that.
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
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So would that make this a error coin and a keeper? Well it depends on the accuracy of your scale. You say it weighs 6 grams. Is your scale good to 1 gram, .1 grams, or .01 grams? A quarter is suppose to weigh 5.67 grams and can weigh as much as 5.897 grams. If the quarter weighs 5.67 gram and you scale is good to 1 gram it will show 6 grams. If good to .1 grams it would show 5.7 grams. If it is at maximum legal weight a scale accurate to .1 grams would show 5.9 grams. If your scale is good to .1 grams and it shows 6 grams then it is out of spec, but frankly by such a small amount that it isn't worth any premium. Frankly it isn't going to be out of spec by much more than .1 grams which in my opinion isn't significant. |
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