1981 Quarter Help! Damage Or Planchet Error?

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JungleDuck New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 10:40 am I found this but I'm still new to collecting and I'm not sure if this is some sort of damage or if it's an error. Keep, junk or sell? Any help would be nice. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 10:49 am Looks like staining of some sort, not an error. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
mrak Valued Member United States 99 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 10:52 am This looks to be environmental damage (ie it is not an error from the mint). Kinda interesting, but just a spender if you don't want to keep it. Report this Post to the Staff
JungleDuck New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 10:54 am I wish it was easier to show you but it's not stained. It's the exposed copper. I wasn't sure if maybe the coin got damaged somehow. The bumpy texture made me think some sort of corrosion? However, it doesn't look normal. I'm totally at a loss on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95460 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 11:06 am can you post up better images? larger 600x600 if possible, also a close-up of the coppery area. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19146 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 11:08 am Yes--full, large and sharp images work wonders. Enlargements of low resolution pics have little use. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9863 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 11:10 am Weight please. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
JungleDuck New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 11:38 am I'm still getting used to my new scope too and pictures I take going onto my PC are not true to the right color. I just took these with my phone. Hopefully these are a little better. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6527 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 11:40 am This coin looks like it spent some time in the ground Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21601 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 11:42 am It is not an error, it is a corroded quarter worth 25 cents. Report this Post to the Staff
JungleDuck New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 12:01 pm Thanks guys! I figured it had to be something like that. Thanks!!! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 12:56 pm What does the edge look like? I agree with it being environmental damage. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10034 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 1:47 pm I used to do the following all the time in the chemistry classes I was teaching to give the kids an idea of how nitric acid dissolves metal. If you pull the coin out at varying stages you get times when the clad is mottled looking b/c the copper copper show through...such as seems to be happening in the OP's coin. So it's a good possibility the following applies. Besides that, nothing in the minting process could produce such a coin so it is PMD and worth .25. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Edited by Earle42 02/26/2023 1:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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