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Is A Quarter Being Blank On One Side Possible?

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 Posted 11/09/2023  01:43 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add ALias Blu to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
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Please excuse me if I do not post this correctly.
I had seen a couple of posts on the subject of coins that are blank on one side. I have one that is silver on one side and copper on the other the copper side has a very prominent rim I'll post pictures please tell me what you think.
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 Posted 11/09/2023  01:57 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Cujohn to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Alias Blu to the CCF You need to start a new topic for your coin. The pictures are a little out of focus but your coin suffered the same problem as Lkirk's. It has been sanded down far enough to remove the nickel clad layer. We see a lot of these around here.
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Hello Alias Blu and welcome.

As noted above, it is impossible for a coin to be struck only on one side. So whatever your coin is, it is not a mint error. Your coin has been ground down, the same as the one in the OP - only the grinding has been heavier and worn away the silvery clad layer on that side, revealing the copper core underneath. I would predict that this coin would weigh considerably less than a regular quarter, and less than the 5.5 grams of the OP's coin. The spiral pattern on the "blank" side clearly indicates some kind of lathe has been the culprit.

The "prominent rim" has been made by whatever lathe or machine has been used to do the grinding.
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Not a lathe it's been sanded.
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To CCF ALias Blu! I agree that the obverse is sanded down. PMD.
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I want to thank all of you that responded and gave a very good presentation about some aspects on coins being manufactured. People like you educates people like me, who are not experts and enjoy learning about Numismatics.
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Work on those photo skills!



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