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Rowitta New Member Australia 3 Posts	Posted 03/20/2009 10:04 am Hi Every one A friend of mine sent me this 1997 quarter..it has a plan edge and as you can see by the pic the reverse is just copper. Is this a mint error? Any information would be great Cheers Steve Edited by Rowitta 03/20/2009 10:15 am Report this Post to the Staff

Jazzcoins Valued Member United States 301 Posts	Posted 03/20/2009 10:11 am Well it could be a missing clad layer, but the color seems to be off a little bit not sure lets see what others have to say on it maybe. JAZEC Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 03/20/2009 10:34 am I think it looks like environmental discoloration. But we need the answer to the all important question in circumstances like this "What does it weigh?" Report this Post to the Staff
Tim Stroud Pillar of the Community United States 2661 Posts	Posted 03/20/2009 3:32 pm Is it thinner than the other 1997? Report this Post to the Staff
Rowitta New Member Australia 3 Posts	Posted 03/21/2009 10:49 pm Hi Thank you for the comments. Here is some additional information on the 1997 quarter. WEIGHT: 4.7g DIAMETER: 2.39cm THICKNESS: 1.4mm Do they mint other countries coins at the Denver Mint? Regards Steve Report this Post to the Staff
wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 03/21/2009 11:36 pm Yup, the weight is off by about .9g. I think it would be missing the other CuNi layer. And as for other countries' coins, I don't think they make it at Denver. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 03/23/2009 4:10 pm Quote: WEIGHT: 4.7g BINGO! We have a winner! Definitely a missing clad layer. And from the sharpness of th images we can say that it lost the outer layer before it was struck. As for the question about foreign coins, other than some 1000 Kroner for Iceland in 2000 (Since they were going to be included in the set with the Lief Erickson dollar the Mint insisted in striking the Iceland coin as well.), the mint has not struck coins for other countries since 1984. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 03/23/2009 4:39 pm D'oh! I wish I had noticed the posted weight a couple days ago, definitely missing the clad layer being that light. I have a similar one except about 10% of the reverse clad was retained. Yours is probably worth $15-25 but it would be more if it was a State Quarter, those errors tend to be considerably more valuable than the 1965-1998 clad issues. Edited by biokemist6 03/23/2009 4:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Rowitta New Member Australia 3 Posts	Posted 03/26/2009 09:58 am Thank you for your comments and help. cheers Steve Report this Post to the Staff
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