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Boo! A Ghostly Two Bits (198x Quarter)

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Any guess as to what befell the president here?


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Damage of some sort, maybe heated/dryer
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A strange case of PMD.
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Can you get a weight on it?
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could be a sandblasted quarter?

I've found cupro-nickel British coins on beaches in a similar condition.
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Can you get a weight on it?


Unfortunately, I don't have a scale.
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Posslbe nitric acid. Used to make similar looking things in class with my students.
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Well, here's the edge of my mystery quarter. Any new conclusions?

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