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New Member
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Hi Evereyone, I'm new to this forum and haven't collected coins since I was a boy. While doing some cleaning, I came across a box of coins I collected from when I was a kid. I have a 1776/1976 Bicentennial quarter that has the outer nickle clad that overlaps the copper on all sides of the coin. Does this have any value other than the face value? Thank you in advance for any input you can provide. Wes007    |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 To CCF! I'm thinking that something corrosive, like acid caused the reeded edge to shrink. PMD. Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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No error here or variety, just post strike Damage.
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11/10/2023 12:46 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Moderator
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That is acid damage not a mint error. If you use the search box upper left of page, you will find lots of info on this kind of thing. John1  |
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Moderator
United States
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The copper core, will dissolve in acid faster than the copper/nickel cladding. (The cladding is a more robust alloy then pure copper. |
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United States
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to the CCF I agree - it's an acid corroded coin. Value is 25 cents. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with all above statements. If you are going to continue to collect coins may I offer some advise? Never handle coins with anything metal, if you did find a rare coin, one little scratch will devalue it. Thanks for sharing and happy hunting for other coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to the CCF and  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Same. to the CCF! |
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New Member
 United States
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Thank you everyone for the info and excellent advice. The coin looked really strange to me because the copper still had it's ridges, while receding from the nickle. It was a fun dream as a kid to think I had a valuable coin, lol...
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New Member
United States
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I searched for acid damage in the search block and seen coins just like mine. lol Why would a coin get acid on it? Did someone do it to sucker someone like me into thinking I had something of value?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A coin goes through a lot in its years of traveling, in school chemistry classes, work shops are full of chemicals, a house painter industrial co. house hold cleaners, ect...Coins get in unintentional places that come in contact with many types of things that can deteriorate or even dissolve them completely.
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to the Community! |
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Posted 11/10/2023 12:45 am
