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1965 Solid Copper Quarter

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 Posted 07/08/2011  03:49 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add sycon to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Ok, there seem to be two possibilities:

It is just a circulated coin that was plated after it was worn (or else the plating would be worn off)

Or it was a planchet of solid copper stuck in the bin, or something ,that was stamped.

Most seem to think it was plated because the other option would be very rare. It's very unlikely but entirely possible, no ?

So ... doesn't someone know someone who would know how to tell for sure if it is or is not copper ? It can't be that hard !
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 Posted 07/08/2011  08:11 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add tokenmast to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
nondestructive testing is what you want.x ray fluorescence should do the trick! find a materials testing lab in your area. High end welding inspectors have them.
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 Posted 07/08/2011  12:00 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DVCollector to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
If the coin was plated, I'm not sure if XRF can get beyond surface to reveal the composition?
If plated, I imagine this would affect surface details, and there might be some clear evidence on the edge that an expert's eyes could detect?
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maybe it's the pictures or my computer monitor but it doesn't look like solid copper to me. It looks more like the stained/discolored quarters I dig up when I go metal detecting.
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Someone on another post suggested that it be graded/slabbed. Any idea what that is and where it can be done ?

Picture color not quite accurate ... looks exactly like 30 yr old copper pipe color. It's darkened over the years.

It appears that if it's not plated it is worth quite a bit (whatever that means) so ... "if it's too good to be true .....
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