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Valued Member
United States
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Valued Member
 United States
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How can you tell if this is an error or not. I'm not very good at this but I have alot of coins that I have collected just for hobby.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2624 Posts |
Weigh it and another quarter. If this coin is lighter then it could be an error. If they weigh the same then it is not.
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Moderator
 United States
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Knowing the weight will confirm, but this looks much more like environmental staining (i.e. spent some time in the ground).
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I highly doubt that it's the real deal. We've seen so many of these that turned out to be Environmental Damage. Although, we need the weight to confirm it of course.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't know  ,think I see some nickel on the tip of cap and forearm. However,patina looks very nice, if it was in the ground for some long amount of time wouldn't we see more pitting? I'm definitely no expert when it comes to missing clad layer (never seen one in person) but I'm hoping you got it...How did you come to get his coin?..Good Luck and  to CCF |
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks for the info. I found this coin in a car years ago and I've kept it in my coin album. I will weigh it with another and post the results tomorrow.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looking forward to the weight, but I'm not getting my hopes up. If it were missing clad layers on both sides, it would be much more weakly struck because of the abnormally thin planchet. As it is, my vote is for environmental damage/staining.
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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As it is, my vote is for environmental damage/staining.  I've found lots of cupro-nickel coins with my metal detector and this is exactly what they look like after being buried for a few years. They don't necessarily show any pitting or other damage. A rub between the fingers in something abrasive like wet sand usually gets them clean enough to spend in a shop without the cashier raising objections! |
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Canada
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found in a car? that's another place to find environmentally toned coins. coffee, pop, etc...
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Posted 05/10/2019 9:21 pm
