1965 Wash. Quarter: Lamination Error?

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Seeker_101 Pillar of the Community United States 1791 Posts	Posted 07/15/2024 9:14 pm I came across this in an auction. I have my doubts about it being a real error - it just doesn't look right. No weight is given in the listing. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/15/2024 9:21 pm This has been deliberatey defaced. Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 07/15/2024 9:30 pm It looks almost like paint of some sort. Maybe really old fingernail polish? It's like they were trying to make a cameo of Washinton's head. Just thinking out loud. -Ben aka: Yoko ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74355 Posts	Posted 07/15/2024 9:41 pm PMD of some sort. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96457 Posts	Posted 07/15/2024 9:42 pm looks like paint or something. 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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/15/2024 10:15 pm Perhaps a foreign substance, but in any event not an error, just a spender. Edited by Coinfrog 07/15/2024 10:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
HGK3 Pillar of the Community United States 573 Posts	Posted 07/15/2024 10:49 pm I'm not so sure this isn't some type cladding error. Notice how soft the strike looks in the copper colored areas? It looks like there is almost no rim to speak of on either side of the coin and the reeding looks like it's rolled over into the fields on each side as well. If the planchet is missing part of it's copper/nickel layer the strike should look weak overall, right? The weight is critical to making such a determination, as are better photos, including photos of the edge showing the clad layers. Given the year is 1965, the first year clad coins were produced, I would expect there to be examples of such hiccups in the manufacturing process floating around out there. Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker_101 Pillar of the Community United States 1791 Posts	Posted 07/15/2024 11:10 pm Quote: It's like they were trying to make a cameo of Washington's head. That was a thought I had as well. The lack of any peeling at the edges and smooth transition between metals are what really made me have my doubts. After all, the coin doesn't look to be that circulated. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 07/16/2024 01:04 am I'm thinking some kind of acid damage that reacted with the nickel more than the copper. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74355 Posts	Posted 07/16/2024 01:24 am I was thinking acid damage as a possibility. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/16/2024 04:22 am PMD of some sort. The "gray" color looks more like paint than nickel metal. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25291 Posts	Posted 07/16/2024 9:29 pm It looks like it has been sandblasted. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
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