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Valued Member
United States
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Here's an intersting partially missing and uneven clad layer on an otherwise pretty lightly circulated quarter. ->   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
21586 Posts |
Looks more like a stain. If it was missing partial cladding,
it would be showing a copper core, not black.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
6460 Posts |
 If you weigh that coin to two decimal places, it will probably be within Mint tolerances. Lost cladding would cause a reduction in weight. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree with above. Just stains.
Errers and Varietys.
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Valued Member
 United States
51 Posts |
It might look that way in the images (optical illusion on the obverse), for the reverse it is just stains. Look in the area of the R in LIBERTY, that is the first level drop off. The second and deeper drop off is in the area of UNITED STATES and continues around to the bottom.
Edited by Texas66
11/16/2025 1:04 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Valued Member
United States
51 Posts |
:) Unfortunately I don't have a functional scale at the moment. I will update when I do.
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Moderator
United States
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I cannot see any 'drop off' with these images. perhaps better images with lighting from an angle to show shadows.
Also a weight would be very helpful.
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Moderator
United States
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Environmental damage or stain.
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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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With the new pictures, my answer is still the same. They're just stains as stated before.
Errers and Varietys.
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Valued Member
United States
51 Posts |
This is hard to show in images, but for the sake of argument, assuming it is not a stain, and the elevation of the surface is as I say in this image (notes). What would cause this?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It could be a layer of glue. Try soaking it in acetone for a few hours to see if there is any change.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Whatever the cause, it could not have happened during the striking of the coin.
Sometimes you might never find out exactly how damage happens but
it doesn't really matter, damage is damage and your coin is damaged.
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Valued Member
United States
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The weight for this one is 5.62, so a little light, but not much is missing. I will try to get an angle view on the drop-off.
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Valued Member
United States
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Here it is. From the top of the rim down over ED in UNITED. Showing the rise from lower where UNITED is to higher elevation of the rest of the surface.  Edited by Texas66
11/21/2025 6:45 pm
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Posted 11/16/2025 12:11 pm
