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United States
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OK... This quarter has some interesting characteristics... The one thing that stands out to me is is the reeding. The reeding is there.. barely. The reed lines are very thin. I looked to see if it has been ground down and the edge still has a polished look. A band of copper covers about half of it. When compared to another quarter it has the same diameter. I weighed it, and it came out to 5.6 (do not have a scale that measures to the 100th, but it was closer to 5.7 than 5.5)  A closer look and I noticed the copper fills in some of the reeding... there are no black lines or fill in the reeding. It's either the chrome color or copper.  Next is the width of the quarter. By that, I mean the width of the edge. It's wider than a normal quarter Maybe because the reeding is unapparent it appears that way, but it still has the same diameter. It's wider than a quarter and a little less wider than a nickel.  I noticed is the depth and size of the design is a bit off. When compared to any "normal" quarters Washington's head IS bigger, rounder, and deeper (Looking at the coin from the side with proper lighting reveals this) The date is larger and seems squished, and the IN GOD/Liberty are just deeper and wider.  The same goes for the reverse side, as far as the details, lettering, etc. Mainly the eagle's wings seem to fill out more of the coin and the breast is much like Washington's head (rounder, deeper, fuller).  Last thing. When looked at quickly, the quarter resembles most quarters from the 70's and 80's with the "slight tinge of dirty silver" and actually seems a bit cleaner looking than most "younger" coins.  The quarter, when looked at very closely (hi-res scan), and compared to another quarter of around or near the same date, seems to have a more "malleable" surface, and has wear all over it, the detail is lacking in the hairlines and in the lines on the eagle's perch. Edited by DAEM
09/01/2009 8:52 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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All I'm seeing is a worn down Quarter.Someone with better eyesight and experience might be able to spot something
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I wont stake my life on it! But you'll probably be told it's a "dryer" coin. A coin that rattled around in a commercial dryer for awhile before being rescued and spent.
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New Member
 United States
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"All I'm seeing is a worn down Quarter.Someone with better eyesight and experience might be able to spot something"
You can't see the copper filling in the reeding? Or do you think that's normal?
If a quarter is worn down, does the copper on the outside start to fill in the reeding?
If it was worn down, wouldn't the quarter be smaller in diameter?
If worn down, why is the edge smooth enough to easily stand it on its side (See picture Number three from top)
Is standing a "normal" quarter on it's side a pretty easy thing to accomplish?
(I'm guessing no, because they are too thin and uneven... this one is not. The wider edge and smoothness makes it easy... easy to lean a regular quarter next to it standing up as in Pic number 4)
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09/01/2009 9:22 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Either that or someone threw it into a rock tumbler for a couple of days.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That quarter is made of cladding 75% copper 25% nickel, core 100% copper. You're going to see the copper.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm sorry I wish I could answer you're Question.I just don't have the experience like some of these other guys,But IMHO it looks normal to me.I could be wrong
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New Member
United States
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"That quarter is made of cladding 75% copper 25% nickel, core 100% copper. You're going to see the copper."
So copper usually fills in the reeding? Is that right? If not, I'll see about getting a better picture, one closer showing you copper filling in the reeding.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just looked at a roll of quarters, about 80% looked just like yours. It's normal wear.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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When compared to any "normal" quarters Washington's head IS bigger, rounder, and deeper You can only compare your coin to another 1974 quarter because of design changes made through the years, the clad Washington series has had nine different obverses and four reverses. The rim is not folded in on itself like it should be with a Dryer Coin. I believe that this coin has seen extensive use in a slot machine. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote:The rim is not folded in on itself like it should be with a Dryer Coin. I believe that this coin has seen extensive use in a slot machine. Quite possibly, but A coin that spent only a very short time in the fins of a dryer before removed by the repairman wouldn't have time to fold in on itself. Sadly, we'll never truly know what happened to this coin...we can only speculate as to the true cause of the post mint damage. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What ever happened to it ,it was recent,Notice the brown chocolate patina from aged copper and the coin in Question is a skin toned pink color like newer copper.Just an observation
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi All, Strangely enough it is not a Dryer Coin. For the edge to be that beat up, the obverse and reverse would look worse. This is seen quite a lot on halves as well. This quarter was used heavily in slot machines prior to many of the machines being switched over to tokens rather than the quarters. Thanks, Bill |
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United States
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Bill beat me to it.
Quarters see extensive use in not only slots, but in vending machines. This tends to beat the heck out of the edge and wear the edge of the coin much faster than simple hand to hand use in commerce would. The reeding is not 'filled in', it is 'worn off'...and the design is completely normal for a 1974 quarter.
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