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New Member
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Hi I am new here & fairly new to coin collecting...
Also not sure if I am even posting in the right spot.
Anyways I have a 1978 clad quarter that weighs exactly 5gm.
I am aware the highest weight of a traditional quarter is 5.8gm with the lowest being 5.4gm.. if it isn't traditonal, what is it?
Is this a mint error, does it have any value?
Anything anyone can tell me about this quarter is highly appreciated!
Thank you in advance
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Pillar of the Community
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New Member
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New Member
United States
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It looks like a traditional quarter to me... I can't seem to get the other pictures to submit down to the required upload size
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New Member
United States
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New Member
United States
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New Member
United States
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The file optimizer was no help.. there is another way to download it in order to upload it though
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New Member
United States
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Most of the edge is smooth, only one side is completely ridged
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Pillar of the Community
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New Member
United States
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But why is it .7gm under weight compared to other quarters.. even if a dryer had banged it up, it shouldn't lose weight.. right?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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42 years of circulation will remove that much weight. It is a well circulated and most definitely a spender.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Also looks like the reverse (eagles head,neck and breast) has been filed down in some manner....makes it a spender if I had it
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New Member
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Oh my scale it accurate!! I dug into the coin spending jar just playing around weighing coins..
Every nickel weighed 5grams.. most quarters weighed 5.7 but one or 2 came in at 5.8 & a few at 5.6.. also just to test I folded a $1 bill up & weighed it - weighed 1gram as it's suppose too! I appreciate your advice very much
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Posted 05/25/2020 12:56 am
