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I found this quarter in pocket change yesterday. Just curious what is going on. The surface is smooth. I like the the way certain images stand out from the other images, highlight maybe? Is this an Clad error?   |
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Probably environmental staining, although it could be a campfire coin.
The coin has what we call a circulation cameo. Dirt, corrosion, staining make the coin dark. But then handling wear on the high points wear just those areas back to the shiny metal, producing a visually pleasing contrast.
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Somehow "colored", whether purposeful or not and then buffed at some point, you can see the buffing marks on the edges and slight deformation of the letters from it too.
-makecents-
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The image there is blurry. Not sure why my phone made it blurry.
But, if someone actually buffed out the lines(not wear) then that person is got a lot of time on there hands.
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Pillar of the Community
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I kinda think if you took a stained coin and just rubbed it on a stiff carpet for a while, that could accomplish what we see here.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I kinda think if you took a stained coin and just rubbed it on a stiff carpet for a while, that could accomplish what we see here That would be some hard rubbing and in only one direction.  Unfortunately, I am too familiar with buffed coins, during my heavy buying of Morgan dollar lots in the past.   -makecents-
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Thank you for the help!!  -makecents-
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So, I came across this article and wanted to share as well. It seems that the quarter in the article below seems duller than the one I have. Improperly Annealed Planchet: https://boards.ngccoin.com/topic/41...ed-planchet/This is the side image:  *** Edited by Staff - Please actually read the warning next time. *** |
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In the edge it looks as though there may have been "black" oxidation.
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Pillar of the Community
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What you have has absolutely nothing to do with an improperly annealed planchet.
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Pillar of the Community
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Nope. It's what we already explained to you.
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@makecents, Thank you for the help!
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Bedrock of the Community
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I agree with the above. It's just environmental staining.
Errers and Varietys.
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But it is a pretty nice looking "circulation cameo" - which is another way of saying cool but only worth face value! |
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Posted 08/21/2025 3:02 pm
