1974 Washington Quarter.weighs 5.0g?

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hunter2618 New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 10/15/2019 7:24 pm Hello all I'm just wondering if someone could give me a little insight on this quarter I found in my pocket change please and thank you all in advance? Its weight is 5.0 and it does seem to look somewhat differently than the other quarters from the same pocket change. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 10/15/2019 8:43 pm The rim and surface texture indicate to me that this quarter spent some time in an acid bath. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 10/15/2019 9:24 pm It's under weight because the acid ate part of the copper. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 10/16/2019 02:10 am Either an acid bath or time buried in acidic soil. That's why the edge looks so weird. The copper core is eaten away faster than the cupronickel cladding. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Bathie New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 02/22/2023 12:59 am I recently found 1974 Washington quarter that weighs 5.0 g also!!! So all these people who think they have all the answers are WRONG!! Instead of the possibility of it being anything special - the members on here do nothing but talk smack!? Condescending, narcissistic, and just plain rude! I just found my 1974 Quarter today - so it's not an acid bath or chemical damage! Mine looks silver!!! Good eye Hunter Report this Post to the Staff
Bathie New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 02/22/2023 01:09 am I found this on the web - it's odd how an "acid bath" can strip exactly the same amount from two different 1974 Washington quarters? As described on the NGC label, this quarter was inadvertently struck on a planchet intended for a five cent piece (5.0 grams, solid copper nickel), instead of the normal three clad layer quarter planchet, which weighs a heavier 5.67 grams. That is why you can see that it is a little smaller in diameter, and the edge does not show a copper core like a regular quarter does. Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1658 Posts	Posted 02/22/2023 04:37 am The responses of an acid bath for the original coin in this thread were absolutely correct. It is totally different from the slabbed example you show struck on a nickel planchet. The coin posted clearly has a normal but eroded copper core, so it is struck on a quarter planchet as it should be, a nickel planchet would not have this. Yours may or may not be struck on a nickel planchet, you can post pictures including pictures of the edge for ID. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189502 Posts	Posted 02/22/2023 11:02 am to the Community, Bathie! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
3193zd Valued Member United States 292 Posts	Posted 02/22/2023 11:20 am can hunter send a picture showing size comparison with a regular quarter? Report this Post to the Staff
nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3475 Posts	Posted 02/22/2023 11:34 am Quote: can hunter send a picture showing size comparison with a regular quarter? hunter's post is over 3 years old, he hasn't been around since 10/15/2019. Report this Post to the Staff
3193zd Valued Member United States 292 Posts	Posted 02/22/2023 11:58 am I see so a few people just replied to an old post. no worries! Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 02/22/2023 12:44 pm @ Bathie: Quote: So all these people who think they have all the answers are WRONG!! If you do not believe just send for certification and the you will see the result. Please do no confound the apples' with oranges. This coin it is the result of acid without any doubt. Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24175 Posts	Posted 02/22/2023 1:08 pm Quote: So all these people who think they have all the answers are WRONG!! Quote: That is why you can see that it is a little smaller in diameter, and the edge does not show a copper core like a regular quarter does. You can clearly see the copper in the edge picture on the OPs coin. So who's being Condescending, narcissistic, and just plain rude now? Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/22/2023 1:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97685 Posts	Posted 02/22/2023 6:09 pm Quote: I found this on the web - it's odd how an "acid bath" can strip exactly the same amount from two different 1974 Washington quarters? The coin in the NGC slab CLEARLY stated "struck on 5C" - meaning it was struck on a 5 Cent planchet. the original coin above shows a copper core, so it cannot be a nickel planchet. Quote: I recently found 1974 Washington quarter that weighs 5.0 g also!!! So all these people who think they have all the answers are WRONG!! Instead of the possibility of it being anything special - the members on here do nothing but talk smack!? Condescending, narcissistic, and just plain rude! So the folks on the original QUARTER was correct!. So you had to go back almost 5 years, just to pick a fight?!!? Who is RUDE now? You are Bathie, you are. Day one you are here first post, you go looking for a fight. Not going to make many friends and allies this way. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Edited by Dearborn 02/22/2023 6:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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