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New Member
United States
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Hello I have a quarter I need some opinions on. I am new to this site, amd have so many coins to inquire about thought I would start here...does this look like it's missing clad layer on both sides? Any help is appreciated   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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 to the CCF If it were missing the clad, it would be copper coloured as the core of a quarter is copper. It is probably just some sort of environmental damage. Spend it as there is no value over face. PS Do not hold coins in your hand. Shoot photos on a flat neutral colour background. |
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New Member
 United States
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Noted thanks for the advice...and ots hard to get the photo to not shine...I feel like the reverse side shows some copper...again no expert reason I'm here
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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to the CCF!  It looks like the coin has environmental damage and discoloration. Coins missing a clad layer usually show weakness in the strike and will show with the same look and color as a copper cent. While it is possible to have both clad layers missing on a coin, it is very rare with only a handful of coin certified as such. Do you happen to know the weight? If it's missing clad it should be underweight, Each clad layer weighs about 1 gram. Here's a link to a post I wrote about a 1979 quarter with a missing obverse clad layer. http://goccf.com/t/357961 ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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New Member
United States
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New Member
United States
36 Posts |
Sounds like you know alot about coins...could I share another error coin with you? It's a Roosevelt dime w obverse die cap |
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New Member
United States
36 Posts |
I have also inherited my dad's coin collection...He has several coins mercury and barb dimes...Buffalo nickels foreign coins late 1800s to early 1900s.. proof coins. Silver notes...foreign bank notes...every Wheat penny x10 or more. So much I'm sure I'm leaving something out. What's the best way to find value for them...I'm not interested in saying all but if price is right could help me save his land he worked hard for so it stays in family |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Jeneren said (in reference to the weight of the coin)... Quote:
5.0-5.1 That's too heavy to have both clad layers missing. A single missing clad quarter should weigh about 4.7. The wear and corrosion on the coin could account for it being underweight. Another thing to keep in mind is that a missing clad quarter would stand out like a new cent when it was minted. It's doubtful that the coin would see any circulation, as it would most likely be put away by the first person to see it. Collectors are known to keep error coins as a "Pocket Piece," but most obvious errors will be in Mint State or very near so. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!!
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Quote:..could I share another error coin with you? It's a Roosevelt dime w obverse die cap Of course, that's why we are here. We have knowledgeable people in all aspects of Numismatics. Just make sure you post a photo of both sides and open a new thread for each coin. Looking forward to see what you have. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 to the CCF! |
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United States
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not a missing clad layer - it would not be shiny and silvery if it was, but instead it would look more red like copper. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The most practical way to value a large collection is to see if it has key date coins. The key dates are generally the most valuable coins. In this process, handle coins only by their edges, and do not clean any coins because cleaning scratches and devalues them. You can learn which are the key dates by examining online lists of coin values.
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New Member
United States
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Nick10...where would I find key dates?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like an acid dip coin. (mild acid) Note the mildly affected surface on the coin.
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Posted 07/17/2022 10:06 am
