Bizarre 1992 D Quarter - Maybe Not Just Dirty And Damaged?

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Morgan Guy New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 11/30/2019 8:32 pm In my last $1,000 of quarter roll hunting this past week, this is the most bizarre find I had. At first glance, it was just a dirty/damaged coin that took five seconds to go into the discard pile. But when I went to re-roll the discards, I noticed one quarter was distinctly narrower than all the others in the roll I was loading. I took a closer look; it was that dirty/damaged coin! With that second look, I noticed it has a unique rim that goes 360 degrees around the coin. I cannot see how such a rim was made!? Next I weighed the coin and it was 4.72 grams. So its perceived thinness appears to be backed up by its low weight. ? Attached are pictures. Is this just a damaged/dirty coin after all, or is there something else going on with it? Please review and opine. Morgan Guy Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 11/30/2019 8:36 pm Quote: Please review and opine. This quarter took a bath in acid, which lowered the weight when it preferentially attacked the copper layer (seen as that hollowed out center on the edges). "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
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21634 Posts	Posted 11/30/2019 8:41 pm I agree with acid etched. Acid attacks the copper before the nickel, that is why some of the copper core has been eaten away. Report this Post to the Staff
Morgan Guy New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 11/30/2019 8:51 pm Thank you, Spence and JimmyD! An acid bath does indeed explain that bizarre rim and its weight. Now I can say I learned something today! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 11/30/2019 9:35 pm Quote: I learned something today! "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
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/30/2019 9:52 pm Some acids eat the copper: Others affect the cupro: Report this Post to the Staff
Morgan Guy New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 12/01/2019 10:11 am Thank you all for your very good info on this coin and acid-etching in general! It is worth the 25 cents it cost me to put it into a 2x2 as a classic example of an acid-etched clad coin! Morgan Guy Report this Post to the Staff
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