2008 Michigan State Quarter Missing Clad Error

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Miss Italy21 Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 03:18 am I am wondering about the dullness of this quarter. Is this a clad error. It's only 3 years old. Could this be caused by someone buffing it off? And the rim damage? That's what is confusing me. Just trying to figure out if this is mint error or something done in someone's garage? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

Miss Italy21 Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 03:20 am Update! Accidentally posted 2 of reverse. Here's the front. Sorry. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17949 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 03:22 am Looks like environmental damage to me - possibly a metal detector find. The bumps on the rim could be the result of it having been dropped and knocked around before it got buried. Cupro-nickel coins buried in earth can turn dark brown within a very short time. The porous surfaces remind me of coins I've dug up on the beach. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 04:15 am . Use the search box upper left of page. This kind of question comes up a lot. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34418 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 06:31 am @miss, I agree with the above comments by @numis and would add that a missing clad coin would be noticeably underweight. What is the weight of this coin? "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 21614 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 07:09 am Environmental damage. If it was missing the clad it would be a copper colour. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 11:30 am Just a damaged coin. Regardless of its age, it doesn't come back looking nice when it has been a garage with a mad man altering the coin. Damage to a coin is just a face value coin. If post strike damage made a coin worth more, then all coins would all be altered and we wouldn't have any change as they would have been collected. Just a spender. Note a mint error. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 2:32 pm In addition to environmental tarnishing/toning/discolouration, this quarter looks to be harshly cleaned. Spend it and keep searching! Report this Post to the Staff
Miss Italy21 Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 4:07 pm Ok. Wasn't sure. I never clean my coins. What I post, us how I find them. No altering! I'm really asking and doing a lot of research on my own. The thing us, once I stumble upon something of significance, I'll know for sure what I'm looking for besides reading and researching. Until you get a definitive find, then ya go oh, finally got it! I did weigh it and it comes to 5.6 g. If that makes any difference. The thing us, when researching and looking in my book, they'll show an error, that looks exactly like what I have, then find out that someone did this "error" on purpose! Thanks again! Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21614 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 4:29 pm Miss Italy21 If yo want to learn what real errors are, go to a website like error-ref.com Things like dings, gouges, scratches, discolouration etc. are not generally errors. Remember, it is only an error if it happens during the actual striking of the coin, so anything that happens to it after that is damage. Report this Post to the Staff
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