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Is this a mint error or someone did something to this ?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Yes, appears to be an acid issue. Suggest not holding coins with metal clamps/tools.
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Pillar of the Community
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Suggest not holding coins with metal clamps/tools. I would agree, in most cases  |
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It made me cringe when I saw holding that coin with metal object.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Acid trip, far out.  to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog
11/16/2024 09:08 am
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isn't it also possible that it's a 1970-D quarter struck on dime stock? Good point. If that were the case, the planchet would be the thickness of a dime and not a quarter. This one looks to me like it's the thickness of a quarter, but the OP certainly can test it with a gauge or do a side-by-side comparison. Edited by sickpuppy78501
11/16/2024 10:39 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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The concave edge indicates acid damage - the inner copper layer was eaten away more than the outer cladding.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
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Hondo, that would make sense to me.
The thickness should be compared to a quarter and a dime anyway, just in case.
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Pillar of the Community
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Agree, the copper layer has been dissolved at a slightly higher rate than the clad layer.
Points to acid erosion.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Agreed, acid damage. PMD. Errers and Varietys.
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Suggest not holding coins with metal clamps/tools. Had to pull it out of the acid somehow! |
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please don't hold any coins with finger/toe nail cutters - you will only damage a coin that way.
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please don't hold any coins with finger/toe nail cutters - you will only damage a coin that way. I agree 100%. (Seeing hose clippers made me cringe.) Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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Posted 11/16/2024 07:06 am
