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Why the different tone on these two quarters

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  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Different storage environment/exposure

  • TimbobbTimbobb Posts: 302 ✭✭✭

    Darn thought it might been a clad issue

  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,176 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Timbobb said:
    Darn thought it might been a clad issue

    What clad issue did you think it might be? If it's missing a clad layer, one side will be copper, which is very different than the color seen here.

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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,388 ✭✭✭✭✭

    There is nothing unusual about either quarter. Environmental issues in normal circulation causes color changes in the exposed metal.

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  • 3keepSECRETif2rDEAD3keepSECRETif2rDEAD Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ...show me two quarters like that and I immediately think candy bar! ;)

  • HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Agree with all above. The life of a circulating coin encampasses many hands and differing environments from moment to moment.

    Some specs:

    Peregrine falcon.

    Composition: Cupro-Nickel
    8.33% Ni Balance Cu

    Weight: 5.670 g

    Diameter: 0.955 in./ 24.26 mm

    Thickness: 1.75 mm

    Edge: Reeded, # of 119

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Differing environmental factors (handling, storage, dropped in field or parking lot etc.) produce differing visual manifestations...Cheers, RickO

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