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Okay so this coin weighs normal but coloration is gold and the reeding is a solid color it does not have two tones. What do you think?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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SunnyNinaD, my first thought was that it had been plated for a "collector's item" and then escaped into circulation.
Can you post a picture of the edge?
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Enviromental damage. John1  |
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Sure coin was rolled over three times so you could see it's same all around the edge. Also it actually weighs to 5.7g...and you know about the experimental trial with different metal with for Sacagawea dollar right?    Edited by SunnyNinaD
02/17/2024 06:22 am
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experimental trial with different metal with for Sacagawea dollar Please share the details on this trial or tell me where I can read about it, I'm very interested. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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It's environmental damage.
Errers and Varietys.
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what is the weight of this coin? could have been plated at some point.
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Sorry life got me sidetracked... 5.7 g and I know it should weigh more if it were a metal being tested but it's gold almost copper color. Also has the green and brown toning on obverse. Here are better pics of coloring...   January 11, 2024 By Vance Cariaga Some Georgia quarters struck on experimental planchets sold for as much as $10,000, according to the blog. Another sold for $7,200 in late 2022. Here are some signs that you might have an experimental planchet 1999 Georgia quarter error: -Weighs between 5.9 and 6.3 grams on a coin scale, which is more than the 5.67 grams for a typical copper-nickel clad quarter
-Appears thicker than normal
-Has a golden or greenish color, similar to Sacagawea dollars
-Lacks the copper (orange-colored) stripe on the edge of the coin
-Lacks some or all of the edge reeding (e.g.ridges)
-Has a thicker rim than normal (a coin's rim refers to the raised ridge encircling the circumference of the obverse and reverse of a coin, according to Professional Coin Grading Services)
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02/21/2024 04:44 am
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Well the State Quarters weigh about 5.67g, yours is a bit heavier than that, so it could have been plated at some point and is now getting worn off. A ton of these coin were re-plated for the aftermarket late night TV sales folks. Just a pitch to get people to spend money on them. We are now seeing these replated coins going back into circulation. |
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