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It appears that the coin suffered from some acidic substance the has eaten away at the copper core. It is post mint damage.
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02/16/2021 9:51 pm
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Could it just be the wrong copper core,
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Could it just be the wrong copper core
Nope. It doesn't work that way. Cores are not made separately and inserted into shells. |
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Ok. Thought the Illinois quarter was made out of copper nickel clad with a copper core. So the acid got through the clad and the bandal acid ate away at the copper core causing the reeds to shrink between the clad layers?
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Could it be missing the core?
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it's the wrong band or the wrong coin for the band I'm still trying to figure this one out. Band? What "band"?  |
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Could it be missing the core? I suppose technically it could as a defect in the stock that this coin's blank was punched from. However, I suspect that it would weigh significantly less and would also be much thinner, creating a very weak strike if it even made it that far. I agree with BigSilver that an acid has eaten away the copper, leaving the nickel behind and creating an indentation along the edge. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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Ok ignore the fact I'm ignorant to terminology and well all this, but let's say wrong stock. Wrong stock could weigh from 4.5 to 5.4 right? It measures at 23.4, and I believe it's one of those experimental planchet. Has that brass black look and real fine on detailing. If any of this made sense to ya.
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It is acid damage, PMD. We see it here a lot. Use the search box upper left of page. John1  Edited by John1
02/17/2021 04:39 am
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Acid damage pure and simple. It could not have been struck that way, or the copper core would not have been impressed with the reeding if it was recessed. The acid reacts more with the copper than the copper nickel outer layers.
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Right on acid dipped it is... thanks for your time folks.
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