Matte Vs Shiny 1973 Quarter - Coin Community Forum

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drolar New Member Canada 2 Posts	Posted 12/26/2023 11:32 am In circulation, I often find the 1973 RCMP quarter. Usually, it looks like this: I recently received my grandfather's coin collection and in it, his 1973 quarters all look like this: Why the difference? Are they both circulation coins? Do nickel coins become shiner the more circulated they are? Thank you for your help! Report this Post to the Staff

mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9152 Posts	Posted 12/26/2023 12:25 pm We need a pic of the other side to see if they are large or small bust. Report this Post to the Staff
Sharks Pillar of the Community Canada 1761 Posts	Posted 12/26/2023 2:41 pm drolar The difference in appearance is possibly due to environmental causes an/or handling. There is a large and small bust variety, the large bust being the rarer. Edited by Sharks 12/26/2023 2:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
drolar New Member Canada 2 Posts	Posted 12/26/2023 5:58 pm Thank you both of you! All of them seem to be small bust. Cheers Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 12/27/2023 11:14 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 12/28/2023 02:08 am The "matte finish" may be due to storage - if they were in a PVC plastic album, it could be a layer of PVC haze, for example. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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