Is This 1999 Quarter Gold Plated Or Magnesium Zinc Planchet?

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coin searching Valued Member United States 182 Posts	Posted 02/04/2020 6:28 pm Found this 1999 quarter. Don't know for sure if it is gold plated or the magnesium zinc planchet. Any thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 02/04/2020 6:31 pm @cs, the weight is a little low to be on a sac planchet, but still within mint specs for clad. Is the edge of this coin reeded? "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 02/04/2020 6:34 pm Just an outdoor find. They change colors in the wild. Depending what they are surrounded with. The long coin scratch should show what the original color was. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 02/05/2020 1:45 pm Gold plated, there are tens of thousands of them out there (thank you TV coin shows). If it was a quarter blank punched from Sac dollar stock it would weigh 7.4 grams. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6559 Posts	Posted 02/05/2020 2:28 pm https://www.ebay.com/itm/1999-2009-...6:g:rHoAAOSw Report this Post to the Staff
coin searching Valued Member United States 182 Posts	Posted 02/05/2020 10:28 pm The edge is reeded. I guess it is gold plated since the wt is much lower than the sac planchet. will still keep it for fun. Report this Post to the Staff
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