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Hoping to get some thoughts on this quarter and if it was possibly struck on an experimental planchette? The weight is 5.9 grams(I've checked it more times than I had the patience to count, lol..but most certainly was 5.9), however, the color of it does not look so much like the Sacagawea dollar to the naked eye like I read it should. I also read that most that have been found were in low mint grade states and there have not been any found yet to describe one in a better mint shape. (Not sure of date on article and if still true) I see maybe a slight gold tone with naked eye, but the photos show different, and look more like the Sacagawea. Besides the weight, what other ways are there to confirm if it's an experimental planchette other than it being "overweight " for a normal quarter? Can a jeweler determine the metal content?     |
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Edited by John1
11/23/2019 08:37 am
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The way to tell if it was plated (because it is a Philly quarter) is to look at the edge of the coin. If plated, the edge color of copper will be covered.  While there are silver quarters out there, HSN sold set of States quarters that were plated with platinum and gold plating. They sold them to the rubes when States coin fever was at it highest. Made lot of money then and people are spending them now because they now know that plated coins are not what a true collector wants. A tru collector want an original surface. Note painted, not plated, no buffed, not heated and toned. They just want the coin in the best condition and a high grade example. Not altered, dipped, run over in a parking lot, not turned dark. Just a great coin to keep in that condition. |
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Coop, thank you for the information, it is definitely not plated and has the normal coin appearance based on your photo
Edited by AliLyn
11/27/2019 02:24 am
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Thank you John, it doesn't appear to be plated and I thought the Weight Tolerance for a normal quarter was up to 5.7 or 5.8, and this is weighing in at 5.9. I have not seen that Weight Tolerance listed, but very well could have missed it. |
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Also, on a side note, I found this coin and many others too I need to get with someone on, while searching through a large glass wine jug I've had for about 30 years with business uncirculated coins rolls I'd dropped in there in different denominations here and there for some reason, then stopped dropping coins in there around 2001 and just now went through it. So I highly doubt it was a plated coin that ended up in circulation due to fact that I know I've had it since 2001.
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11/27/2019 02:44 am
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They were plating State Quarters since they started making them in 1999. A 2001 quarter could easily have been plated the year it was made and still put in circulation. |
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Icutler, was the U. S. Mint plating them or HSN? I'm just asking because this came from an uncirculated business rolll I've had and I'm just trying to get a better understanding. Thanks so much!
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uncirculated business roll Where did you get the roll? What did the paper on the roll look like? John1  |
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From what I've read the normal weight of a quarter is 5.670g, with a tolerance of .227g. Your scale is ostensibly accurate to .05g and rounding to the nearest .1g, so it could be within normal tolerance but rounded up to 5.9g. Then again, maybe it's closer to 5.94g and rounding down. If it's really worth it to you to find out if it's over tolerance by this amount, you'll probably want a jewelers scale with finer readings.
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They were plated by private companies, not something done at the mint. If it is not plated, then it is just toned, coins can tone any number of shades.
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11/27/2019 6:40 pm
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John1- it was from a Citizen's Bank coin roll I picked up in 2001, I don't recall the coin wrapper itself because I put them in coin protectors a few months ago.
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Is it showing the copper on the edge? If not, then it was plated.  |
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Well it is a normal quarter then. The coin looks like it was struck with a fresh set of dies. So if you have a roll, you might check for other examples. This one has some slight contact marks on it. But you might find other examples from the same die pair, or maybe the run was fresh off new dies?
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Thanks Coop, that's what I was not sure about. It has the appearance of a normal quarter, but seems to weigh high and I wondered if it was possibly an experimental or wrong planchette and if there were other methods to confirm the metals. If 5.9 is within tolerance, then normal quarter?
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