2015 Homestead Quarter Missing Clad Layer?

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MechJ28 New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 01/09/2024 5:26 pm This doesn't look or feel like rust or a foreign substance. It feels almost like a regular quarter. I'm still new to coin collecting and learning. I welcome any information or insights. Thanks for understanding. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/09/2024 5:58 pm Looks like environmental damage to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74447 Posts	Posted 01/09/2024 6:02 pm Just environmental damage. PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96581 Posts	Posted 01/09/2024 6:05 pm cup holder coin? 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
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 01/09/2024 8:07 pm Nothing is missing but a lot of gunk and grim has been added. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/09/2024 9:03 pm Gunky coin, just a spender. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Sharks Pillar of the Community Canada 1766 Posts	Posted 01/10/2024 11:59 am MechJ28 You could try an acetone bath, but you would still end up with PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6576 Posts	Posted 01/10/2024 12:03 pm Quote: You could try an acetone bath, I don't think that will help this coin Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 01/10/2024 4:44 pm Enviornmental damage. Report this Post to the Staff
datadragon Pillar of the Community United States 1648 Posts	Posted 01/10/2024 7:31 pm Agree. Environmental damaged. When a clad layer is missing, the coloring will be much more like copper so you can better see the difference in coloring which may help you (and others) in the future when looking. A missing clad layer is a coin that has one of its outer nickel layers missing from the copper core. As a result, the typical missing clad layer coin will be copper on one side and nickel on the other. It also will weigh roughly 15% less than a normal coin so thats why its a good thing to check but not always going to be different in certain cases. There are full, partial, or dual missing clad layers, with each type representing how much of the clad layer(s) is missing and happens on dimes, quarters, halfs, and dollars since 1964 but not nickels. One other type of missing clad layer is called a "dual missing clad layer," which is a coin missing both the obverse and reverse clad layers, with only the copper core remaining. Such a coin will be copper on both sides and will weigh approximately 30% less than a normal coin of its type. The dual missing clad layers are incredibly rare, with less than 10 known for Roosevelt dimes, five to 10 for Washington quarters, and only one for Kennedy half dollars, and none are known for the dollar coin series so its not discussed often. https://www.pcgs.com/news/missing-c...-error-coins There are also for example Nickels struck accidentally on one cent planchets that can look copper so not always environmental toning in those cases when its not a missing clad like in a nickels case. In such examples, the planchet will be both the weight and metal content of a "normal" example for the respective planchet it is struck on. For example, if it is a nickel on a cent planchet, the coin will be the correct weight for a cent at 3.1 grams and contain the copper alloy for a cent rather than the expected 5g for a nickel planchet. Copper color. If you look closer at your images in comparison, it looks more like layers over the quarter from the environment. Edited by datadragon 01/10/2024 7:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
MechJ28 New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 01/19/2024 12:22 am I now agree. Thanks for rhe info on that. I'm not very computer literate enough you could say. So it's nor easy for me to research stuff online. But again thanks everyone for your opinions. Report this Post to the Staff
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