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I just got this one as change from a vending machine (bought a Dr. Pepper with a dollar bill.) Got 0.45¢ change. Appears to have lost the cladding after the strike. It has been in circulation for some time judging by the wear on the obverse. I place it at a VF20. I have a weight of 4.85 grams for this quarter. The correct weight should be at 5.7 grams You can see where it had fairly good adhesion diagonally from the right side of the bird (Eagle) before it finally fell away. It would appear that there was no adhesion on the far left side of the coin which likely prompted the gradual loss of cladding.   Edited by Dearborn
02/02/2024 4:01 pm
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Wow! great vending machine score! It's great to see this example to compare the 2001-D 25c missing clad I posted recently. Both coins have that dark strip in the center which seems to be a mystery.  |
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Nice find!  |
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Excellent! Yeah both coins have that same black streaking/marks. I used that same vending machine DB, and found this in my bag of chips.   Edited by Tacc
02/02/2024 4:46 pm
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thanks all
@CoinHi what is the weight of your quarter?
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@CoinHi what is the weight of your quarter? 4.86g pretty close to the same weight. Yours is circulated though. Crazy no one snagged that out of the wild until now. "Pride is yoked with callous behavior, as humility is with compassion." St. Gregory Palamas Top Finds - 1969-S 1c FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/477681 1976 D WQ FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/382777 - 1968 D 1c FS-801 http://goccf.com/t/422254Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCLStruck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burrFloating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978 |
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Now that's a rather nice example.
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@dear, yes a great find. To me, it looks like there are three distinct regions on the reverse. In the upper left, the clad seems to have peeled off first, perhaps very soon after striking. Then in the middle, there is a region of missing clad that seems to have been helped along a little, perhaps by an awl or other pouty metal object. I say that because of the scratches/gouges near to the eagle's beak. Then on the bottom right, is a section with some remnant cladding.
Any thoughts on this theoretical set of events?
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That's a nice find, much less a vending machine find! Dude, more importantly, where do you live that you can get a Dr. Pepper for 55 cents?  -makecents-
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Well when I was operating my own vending machines a few years ago, I sold soda for 50 cents - mostly to my company I worked for and still made a nice profit. Soda here ain't that expensive, especially when bought in bulk at Costco..
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Any thoughts on this theoretical set of events? I guess it is possible. But I think that scrape is much newer than the pealing of the cladding judging by the fresh color of it as opposed to the surrounding areas... |
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Great find, Dearborn!
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Great find, Dearborn!
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