Sorry, but it's almost certainly not an experimaental planchet. As others have stated, it's a perfectly normal quarter which has been plated with another metal - possibly silver, possibly platinum - after it was struck. These were not plated by the Mint, as Giwalsh stated, but plated by third parties - companies such as National Collectors Mint, or Govmint.com (which, despite its name, is not actually associated with the government mint in any way), or the set posted in this thread, which was produced by Merrick Mint.
These plated coins are often found in circulation, because there is next to no value for them - collectors don't want them, coin dealers don't want them, people on ebay don't want them. So in frustration, their owners take them to the bank and deposit them.
But, as Earle42 said, the weight will convince you.
These plated coins are often found in circulation, because there is next to no value for them - collectors don't want them, coin dealers don't want them, people on ebay don't want them. So in frustration, their owners take them to the bank and deposit them.
But, as Earle42 said, the weight will convince you.
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