odd statehood quarter silver or error or what?

[phrostie]

Sorry to bother with this question, but I felt the need today to start searching quarters. It happened when I decided to buy quarters yesterday and searched them on the way to work...finding a 52-S!!! So I was like, this is easy so I'll buy more!! Well I found a 2003-D today that from the edge appears all silver, not worn or anything. I don't think it's silver, but could it be on a canadian planchet? Where are the canadian coins minted? Regardless it's weird, I'd just like to know more about it. The edge though looks more like Canadian quarters edges.

Thanks,

DD

 

[coinmojo]

Must provide photo's.

There can be silver proof's

I doubt it's a Canadian planchet.

Does it sound Silver?

Mojo

 

[phrostie]

My camera is not good enough to capture the edge color, but it is very similar to the canadian quarter look. It does not have the same sound as a traditional silver quarter, and is not quite the same (although closer) to the sound of a regular quarter. It is an Alabama quarter. I've never seen anything like it, especially after looking at the edges of the statehood quarters.

Very odd, I'll try to take a highspeed photo tomorrow, but there is not a bit of the traditional 'clad' color on it.

 

[Jack_MIghtyheart]

It's plated. Not Canadian. Canadian coins are minted in Canada.

 

[TxTim]

I have seen this on many clad coins. The copper sandwich effect isn't evident and you get an all nickel rim.

 

[snappy]

often when I cannot read the date and it looks silver I will do the sandpaper test.

just take a piece of sandpaper and run the edge over the copper will show up very fast if it does not you have silver...

I know it lowers the value of the coin but most of the ones I do it on are just junk and hopping they turn into junk silver