| Author |
 Replies: 12 / Views: 5,858 |
|
|
New Member
United States
33 Posts |
I received this quarter in change and have been trying to find what to call this. I'd like to add that it weighs 5.4 grams.   Edited by DLM61
11/15/2020 09:04 am
|
|
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Possibly discolored from being buried at some point.  to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog
11/14/2020 3:30 pm
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1658 Posts |
Agreed, environmental damage from being buried.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
7174 Posts |
|
|
Moderator
United States
34428 Posts |
@dlm, first welcome to CCF. Second, while I agree with the others' assessment of your coin, a good way to confirm would be to weigh this coin. Assuming that it is at least close to normal mint tolerances, then yes the surfaces are stained from something like environmental exposure.
"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
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
10635 Posts |
Chiming in to agree with all of the above. Environmental exposure/tarnishing/staining damage. Not much you can do at this point to improve it's appearance or value. to the CCF!  |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
I'd call it "Spendable" and put it back to work.
|
|
New Member
 United States
33 Posts |
Thank you for your opinions. I'd like to ask a question. I tried to clean it cause I thought is was rust or paint. Even scratched it on the rim. When I wiped it with a cotton swab with salt and vinegar mixture the cotton turned a greenish color. I didn't know if that meant anything. What do you think?
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Some of the discoloration rubbing off. In circulation it will slowly turn back to the original color. Note the highest devices are already turning back to gray color. If this were a Missing clad, it would never show the original color as it was never there on the coin.
Edited by coop
11/15/2020 12:15 pm
|
|
Valued Member
United States
221 Posts |
The cladding of the coin is a mixture of copper and nickel. If either one corrodes (oxidizes), they can form compounds which are green in color. Your swab turned green as picked those chemical compounds up, unless.... That homemade cleaning solution (a corrosive mixture of acetic acid and sodium chloride) corroded the coin as you worked on it! Generally speaking, you won't want to try cleaning a nice coin that way, ever. But your experiment ruled out rust stains from it being up against a rusty piece of iron. The swab would would have been red brown from the iron corrosion products.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4618 Posts |
to the CCF! Use caution with any attempt to test or clean a coin. The things you tried could have destroyed any value if this coin had proved to be a real error. Anything you do that changes the surface of a coin is impossible to reverse. The only accepted method is a 100% acetone soak, but you must use caution as acetone is can be dangerous if used incorrectly. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
|
|
Valued Member
United States
194 Posts |
metal detecter's find. I throw these back into circulation after finding them...
|
|
New Member
United States
33 Posts |
I really appreciate all your advise. When I tested it I only rubbed the outer rim. I know the damage that can happen by trial and error. After I read all your comments I took a SOS pad to it. I was amazed at the amount of dirt and grime that came off. Didn't learn about the acetone soak till later on. I learn something new everyday on this forum. You guys are amazing.
|
| |
Replies: 12 / Views: 5,858 |
|
Posted 11/14/2020 4:20 pm
