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I found this 1996 quarter that looks like it was struck on dime stock. I heard of 1970D 25c on dime stock. A regular 25c weighs 5.9 Grams and this one weighs 5.6 Grams. Here's a pic. What do you think?  TIA Harvey Edited by harveypb
08/19/2008 5:12 pm
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Poland
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Um, the pic is currently unavailable..
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United States
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A normal quarter weighs between 5.67 and 5.68 grams. 5.6 grams is still within acceptable tolerances. A dime stock quarter should weigh around 4.3 grams.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Pic shows up now. Error in the url.
TIA
Harvey
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The rims appear to be heavily worn.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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harvey you have to use img tags to get the picture to show in the thread instead of the link. If you click on the pencil and paper icon you will see the opening img tag before the link and the closed img tag at the end of the link, that is what you were missing to get it to show in the forum
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It looks a bit funny due to the rims, but I notice there's flattening as well on the cheek, eagle head and wing tips. Have you measured the diameter?
I would guess it's slightly larger than spec, and probably flattened under pressure post-mint.
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Valued Member
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Same diameter as a regular quarter. I put one on top of another to compare. I found it in the reject tray of a Coinstar machine and evidently it was rejected
because it was underweight or thin (or both)
Thanks to all that replied.
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Well, so much for my guess!  |
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The pic is not showing up!  swcoin.ecrater.com
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Just a guess, but the coin looks like it was manipulated to fit into a lucky coin holder or some type of bezel.
BJ Neff
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Well it isn't underweight and the diameter is correct so I would suspect artificial wear or possibly a weak strike. But it just doesn't look like a weak strike to me. The weakness in the lower wingtips does look like something a weak strike could cause.
Edited by Conder101
08/20/2008 2:16 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's way to heavy to be on a dime planchet. At 2.27 grams, for a dime planchet, your coin is much closer in weight to a quarter.
It may by from a part of a strip that was rolled thin, or it may have been a quarter sized blank punched from dime stock but it has to be looked at to be sure.
I don't know what the weight would be of a quarter sized blank cut from metal strip intended for dimes..
Bill
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It's clear to me that the coin has been intentionally abraded outside the Mint. The obverse rim, and part of the reverse rim, have been ground off, the high points of the reverse design have been removed, and the entire surface has a sand-blasted appearance.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Thanks to all that replied. I'll take it to the next FUN show in Orlando and let Weinberg & Margolis have a look at it. Perhaps it was struck on stock that was rolled a little thinner than usual.
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I agree with Mike....just pointing out things to check into.
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