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Hello everyone. I hoe all is well. Kenneth here. I'm an avid coin collector. I have a 1997 quatte that weighs only 3.3 grams. I would appreciate all feedback. Please help. Thany you very much.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Have you compared the weight of other quarters, to determine if the scale is calibrated properly?
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Would you please supply a large clear photo of both sides,
hard to determine anything from partial photos
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Acid etched? The edge might tell the tell. Thanks, Doug. My bad forgot (again)  Edited by Halo1st
03/06/2023 3:05 pm
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to the Community! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to the CCF and  need better pictures of the whole coin obverse and reverse. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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need better pictures of the whole coin obverse and reverse. and the edge too, please. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Need side photo, and more close Observe Reverse pics and compare with other coin thickness.
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United States
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could be an acid dipped coin, hard to tell. Please post better pictures. |
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New Member
 United States
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New Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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With the thin reeding and partial plating, it looks like your QUARTER has spent some time in acid. Not an error, just PMD |
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New Member
United States
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Im not too sure its acid damage.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Appreciate the added images. I'm still thinking acid etching. I thought seeing the edge would confirm, but now wondering about the diameter.
Normal,
Weight - 5.670gr.
Diameter - 24.26mm.
I'm used to seeing the opposite. Meaning more of the (center) pure Cu missing rather than the outer 75 Cu, 25 Ni. Thanks, Doug.
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New Member
United States
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Interesting. Thanks for the feed back. How do I tell if its acid damage vs. Mint.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Each clad layer weighs approximately 1 gram, so a quarter lacking both clad layers should come in around 3.67 +/- grams.
The fact that this example actually has only about 40% of it's cladding remaining (assumption made because photos aren't quite good enough to assert that what we're seeing is cladding on the coin) means it should have a weight of somewhere around 4.87 grams.
The weak reeding (again, better photos would help) is suggestive of something corrosive removing material from the coin since the exposed copper edges typically react faster than the cupro-nickel clad layer.
Can you measure the diameter or at least place it on top of another quarter to show whether it's lost any size in that direction?
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Posted 03/06/2023 2:04 pm
