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Jul 14, 2012, 08:07 PM
#1
Wrong metal/planchet?
I found this coin a few months ago and posted about it in the Coin roll hunting section, but didn't get any responses. It's a 1999-P penn. statehood quarter. The thing that puzzled me about it is that there is no copper showing on the rim at all, and (I know I shouldn't admit this but) I even rubbed the edge of it against my pocket knife sharpening stone and still didn't see any copper. Could it just be plated? Or is this a wrong planchet/metal error? I have been trying to figure it out for a while but I can't seem to find anything out about it. My guess is that it's probably just silver plated, but I would like to see some other people's opinions.
2013 running total:
Oldest coin find of the year (and overall) 1858 flying eagle
total silver oz x 27.53678
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Jul 14, 2012 08:07 PM
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Jul 14, 2012, 08:22 PM
#2
1/100 of an American dollar is a cent. It is NOT a penny. The word penny is used by several other countries, such as Great Britain, to denote their smallest denomination. In order to be numismatically correct, you must use the term cent to describe the American coin.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
― Edmund Burke
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Jul 15, 2012, 01:12 PM
#3
Weigh it. It could very well be plated or be one of the weird "sandwich" coins with no copper showing (those do pop up every now and then) but if the weight is off it could be a wrong planchet error, perhaps not even a coin intended for the US but post the weight in grams and see how it compares to a normal quarter.
Speeding up Gresham's law one roll at a time
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Jul 16, 2012, 01:18 AM
#4
 Originally Posted by Generic_Lad
Weigh it. It could very well be plated or be one of the weird "sandwich" coins with no copper showing (those do pop up every now and then) but if the weight is off it could be a wrong planchet error, perhaps not even a coin intended for the US but post the weight in grams and see how it compares to a normal quarter.
Good idea....now I just need a scale haha
2013 running total:
Oldest coin find of the year (and overall) 1858 flying eagle
total silver oz x 27.53678
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Jul 16, 2012, 08:08 AM
#5
Originally Posted by red89
Good idea....now I just need a scale haha
Digital Pocket Scale
The best scale is probably this one, but it is a little expensive (I have it, it's nice):
Amazon.com: Jennings JScale HP-100X Gram Precision Digital Pocket Scale 100g x 0.01g with 100 Gram Calibration Weight: Office Products
1/100 of an American dollar is a cent. It is NOT a penny. The word penny is used by several other countries, such as Great Britain, to denote their smallest denomination. In order to be numismatically correct, you must use the term cent to describe the American coin.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
― Edmund Burke
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Jul 16, 2012, 09:46 PM
#6
Originally Posted by sagittarius98
I think I might get the Jennings, thanks Sagittarius.
2013 running total:
Oldest coin find of the year (and overall) 1858 flying eagle
total silver oz x 27.53678
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Jul 20, 2012, 06:35 AM
#7
 Landlord Jim
Red89: It is a SILVER Quarter. The Phil. Mint made 800,000 of them. The Mint makes a SILVER version of all the state quarters. It is worth the same as a 1960 silver quarter. Good find! Save it!. Landlord Jim.
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Jul 20, 2012, 09:24 AM
#8
Originally Posted by Landlord Jim
Red89: It is a SILVER Quarter. The Phil. Mint made 800,000 of them. The Mint makes a SILVER version of all the state quarters. It is worth the same as a 1960 silver quarter. Good find! Save it!. Landlord Jim.
They do, but it would have an "S" mintmark, not a "P" mintmark.
1/100 of an American dollar is a cent. It is NOT a penny. The word penny is used by several other countries, such as Great Britain, to denote their smallest denomination. In order to be numismatically correct, you must use the term cent to describe the American coin.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
― Edmund Burke
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Jul 21, 2012, 11:13 AM
#9
Landlord Jim
sagittarius: Most of the silver state quarters are from S mint. There are some early states that have silver quarters- I have three of them from the P mint. You have to weigh them. The silver ones are 6.25 grams. The clad ones are 5.67 grams. Landlord Jim
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Jul 23, 2012, 07:41 AM
#10
Originally Posted by Landlord Jim
sagittarius: Most of the silver state quarters are from S mint. There are some early states that have silver quarters- I have three of them from the P mint. You have to weigh them. The silver ones are 6.25 grams. The clad ones are 5.67 grams. Landlord Jim
All proofs are minted in San Francisco after the 60s. You might have plated clad coins from the P mint. If not, you have really valuable mint errors.
1/100 of an American dollar is a cent. It is NOT a penny. The word penny is used by several other countries, such as Great Britain, to denote their smallest denomination. In order to be numismatically correct, you must use the term cent to describe the American coin.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
― Edmund Burke
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Jul 23, 2012, 07:30 PM
#11
Yep, if you have a silver "P" mint state quarter you have a coin easily worth three to four figures.
You need to weigh your coins to tell if they are silver or not. It is relatively common to find quarters with no copper showing that are just copper-nickel.
Speeding up Gresham's law one roll at a time
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Jul 27, 2012, 10:14 PM
#12
I love to help people learn about the coins they find or collect.
It will have to be authenticated by PCGS or NGC as a silver planceht before you can realize a three figure value. I would submit it to either service ASAP.
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Aug 03, 2012, 09:49 PM
#13
You could always do the sound check if you don't have a scale. I flip 'em in the air with a quick flick of the thumb to make 'em ring. Try that vs. a normal quarter. If it's just plated it should sound the same as a normal quarter.
Kindest regards,
Kantuck
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