Quarter Controversy

[bigrig40]

Hi all,
I found a quarter in a roll of quarters today and it is a 2002d Ohio state quarter.It is very shiny and does not have the copper clad ring.It doesn't seem to be silver although it looks like it.It might be a proof but i am not sure.Any ideas?

thanks,bigrig

 

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[northeast hunter]

is it very light? i had a 1998 like that and it was a counterfeit

 

[jeff of pa]

Proofs are only being Produced at the San francisco Mint "S".

Altho It could be Counterfeit since N.H. had a 98, I don't know why
someone would Counterfeit a Quarter, Other then, to see if they can,
or to Produce an "Error" coin.

altho you say it looks silver, I wonder if someone Polished it for some reason.

 

[richg]

If possible I would check the weight on it, I dont know what quarters are supposed to weigh so you would have to check a couple to see. Could be a nice error.

 

[Leon]

I was recently reading about how some of the 1999 Delaware Quarters were struck on experimental planchet.
You ?can check it out at this site:http://coinfacts.com/quarter_dollars/50_states_quarters/delaware_experimental.htm

The info their showing for the 2002 Ohio doesn't say anything about any of them being done this way, but maybe you have discovered the first one...
Info on the Ohio Quarter can be found at this site:http://coinfacts.com/quarter_dollars/50_states_quarters/ohio.htm

May be worth checking out...
Good Luck & Happy Hunting~

 

[bigrig40]

It feels about the same weight.it could be polished but that wouldn't explain the absence of the seeing the clad center.

bigrig