2000-D Massachusetts Gold-Bronze Quarter With Improper Annealing Or Other Mint Error?

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jvcv_0 Valued Member United States 180 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 04:41 am Found in circulation, has dull gold-bronze color, matte-like surface, like slightly pebbly or finest sandpaper. It does not "shine" or have any silver color, but reflects light bringing out gold-bronze color. Same color/texture obverse and reverse. Edge is normal except does not show silver shine either. Looks very lightly circulated, high-detail condition, except for "E PLURI" on reverse is not present. Is it a mint error, toning, something else? The LAST FOUR pics are next to a "normal" near-uncirculated 2006 quarter for comparison: Edited by jvcv_0 04/18/2023 06:07 am Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 06:27 am @jvc, is this quarter underweight? I wonder if it spent some time in a corrosive environment. "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
jvcv_0 Valued Member United States 180 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 06:33 am I don't have a scale but I know where I can use one. Will weigh tomorrow maybe. I've seen some similar online described as "missing clad layer", they have it on one side only usually while the other side is normal. Edited by jvcv_0 04/18/2023 07:06 am Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 07:10 am Yes missing a clad layer is a remote possibility, but these are often underweight and with incomplete details. I'm pretty sure that isn't what you have here. "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
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19155 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 07:28 am Eager to learn the accurate weight--out to two decimal places. It would be a plus if photos could be taken using natural lighting, vs. what appears to be incandescent. White balance is off a ways. Report this Post to the Staff
Reno911 Valued Member United States 316 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 07:43 am It looks like aggressive cleaning or environmental damage going on on the Massachusetts one Edited by Reno911 04/18/2023 07:45 am Report this Post to the Staff
jvcv_0 Valued Member United States 180 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 08:04 am What aggressive cleaning leaves both the high and low parts of relief and letters the same color, and what environmental exposure turns it this color this evenly? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96112 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 08:46 am It could have been plated at one point. These quarters have been 'gold' plated and sold on TV when they first came out. 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
jvcv_0 Valued Member United States 180 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 09:57 am I don't know but seems unlikely somebody bought it on TV for a premium presumably and then tossed it back into circulation? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 10:07 am Odd surface texture, guessing some sort of environmental damage. Report this Post to the Staff
nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3470 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 10:46 am Quote: I don't know but seems unlikely somebody bought it on TV for a premium presumably and then tossed it back into circulation? We see examples here quite frequently. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 4:52 pm Not necessarily the person that bought it released it into circulation. As nfine said we see a lot of it here. Someone might have inherited it. Or stole it. Maybe they figured out that it has no premium so they spent it. Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 6:46 pm Quote: what environmental exposure turns it this color this evenly Acid dip life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96112 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 7:44 pm Quote: I don't know but seems unlikely somebody bought it on TV for a premium presumably and then tossed it back into circulation? Many folks that bought the 'gold' quarters, then later (probably years on) realized that they were not really 'special and not worth more than the face value declared on the coin then just dumped them into circulation. And yes, this coin may have been exposed to an acidic environment, causing the pitting we see here. 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
datadragon Pillar of the Community United States 1648 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 8:29 pm I agree with Dearborn and others above here and have mentioned similar before. It appears a plated gold quarter was taken out of the packaging and put into circulation. From that point it looks like some form of environmental acid damage. Masses of people were scrounging their homes for every last coin to help pay bills in 2008/2009. Old coins quickly found their way into circulation, with inventories building up at banks. They, in turn, ordered fewer new coins. Comparing 2009 with 2008 mintages tells the story. The Mint experienced a 6,593,580,000 (or 65%) decline in unit production at that point. I think that was the main timeframe why we see these kinds of finds as many people realized they held no major additional value for being plated other than the set possibly slightly going up over time as a novelty, but dont hold numismatic value based on its grade as normal. Edited by datadragon 04/18/2023 8:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jvcv_0 Valued Member United States 180 Posts	Posted 04/19/2023 07:50 am Sorry..haven't been able to get it on a scale yet. I wonder, a modern US quarter should weigh 5.67 grams, so, what weight would indicate an error? Report this Post to the Staff
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