2001 P Vermont Quarter question
acadien
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Trying to figure if this quarter has been missing plating or that it's just environmental damage. Though maybe it could be tea, coffee or other liquids. Curiously, the area affected is on the low relief, observe and reverse.
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.S. I already try with warm water noting change at all
environmental damage / toning
Artificial Toning
This is another attempt at fraud where someone tries to enhance a coins color or look with extreme heat/cold or chemicals.
Quarters are not plated so it can't be missing what it never had.
Obvious discoloration.
Looks like old glue/paint.
Apologize I was referring to clad layer not plating. The nickles, dimes, and quarters layer may be missing on one side or both, and it may be partially missing or fully missing.
Stained and not an error
I though it could have been one of the Philadelphia experimental manganese alloy planchet with a special rinse that was only produce by P mint. After doing some research they were only make in 1999 and a few got out the mint.
I think you’re confusing a few things. The Sacagawea dollars that were introduced in 2000 has 7% manganese in the composition. The mint did do some experimentation with various rinse materials in order to reduce/eliminate the rapid toning and spotting but were unsuccessful. Your coin is a 2001 quarter. It’s made from the standard 75Cu25Ni outer layers bonded to a Cu core. No rinse, no manganese, no experimental planchets.
As others have said, your coin is just stained. It’s common for the outer clad layer to stain due to numerous environmental exposures.
Maple sap.
I am not confuse body, every experts from the beginning of this tread has confirm environmental damage. Mistake from the mint happen, when it happen, the coin could be worthless up to substantial rarity. I don't see any arm to elaborate on all possible rarity coins. Wouldn't you like to be the first to discover such a coin. Has an example war nickle transition from 42 to 45 shouldn't have silver let along all the other planchets error that peoples find. Mistake happen, and lot's of collectors are looking for rare mint error.
When I comment on peoples remark. That doesn't mean that I don't agree with there answer. It's just small talk that could wake something up.
Take care A+
https://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/1999-p-25c-delaware-quarter-struck-on-an-experimental/a/308-10030.s
I've handled many of the Experimental Planchet State Quarters,
and your Vermont quarter is not one of them.
As others have stated well, above, your coin is stained/enviormentally
damaged surfaces, etc.
I assure you it did not leave the US Mint looking like that.
for PCGS. A 49+-Year PNG Member...A full numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022
Maple sap, ah,. ha, ha good one @Smudge. Did see this one coming. ( Vermont Maple tree ).
It seems that every odd looking coin might be a rare error.
Instead, assume that ALL odd-looking coins are post mint damage unless/until proven otherwise. If there is ANY explanation that can show the oddity was post-mint, then that is your answer. For genuine mint errors, the oddity can only have been done at the mint.
Your quarter is stained, from some environmental effect - i.e. ground, storage in a box or drawer, result of a coffee spill....something after it left the mine. Keep looking...Cheers, RickO
I have a special jar for coins like this.
I'm just going to spend mine. No jar BillDugan1959, that make you older then me. A+