Environmental toning is not uncommon once a coin leaves the mint. Yours may have been exposed to high heat. As @Moxie15 said, you need some additional evidence like a significantly different weight or a compositional analysis from a handheld XRF. You could also search the Newman Numismatic Portal to see if they have the scanned mint records that would state that the mint was doing planchet composition experiments during that timeframe.
Short of that, just a "looks different" isn't much information to go on.
@Caquilo....Welcome aboard.... Your quarter looks as if it has spent time in an unfriendly (to coins) environment and tarnished. Often quarters that have been in the ground or spent time in a hot car, or other areas of temperature, humidity or chemical variances will acquire that appearance. Cheers, RickO
@Relaxn said:
Where are these people coming up with this stuff?
Out of circulation.
A couple of weeks ago, just for fun I cooked a batch of quarters and returned them to circulation. I was wondering if any would pop up here but this one was not one of mine because mine were all D mint coins. All were similar colors to the OP's coin.
If you find the color that was created (somehow ?) attractive then there's a feather in your hat.
Seems to me to be a pretty good reason to stick around.
Save it, as it may grow on you to help others.
No heat, with a dry climate ( as stated above ) and try to find it some friends.
cool
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So, what do you think the planchet is made from? Have you done any tests to id it? What does it weigh?
In the picture it looks like toning
Environmental toning is not uncommon once a coin leaves the mint. Yours may have been exposed to high heat. As @Moxie15 said, you need some additional evidence like a significantly different weight or a compositional analysis from a handheld XRF. You could also search the Newman Numismatic Portal to see if they have the scanned mint records that would state that the mint was doing planchet composition experiments during that timeframe.
Short of that, just a "looks different" isn't much information to go on.
@Caquilo....Welcome aboard.... Your quarter looks as if it has spent time in an unfriendly (to coins) environment and tarnished. Often quarters that have been in the ground or spent time in a hot car, or other areas of temperature, humidity or chemical variances will acquire that appearance. Cheers, RickO
spent time in a hot car
?????
Welcome to the forum!
Toned by high heat.
Where are these people coming up with this stuff?
I love the pillowcase but may not be the best backdrop for a coin image. IMHO
Out of circulation.
A couple of weeks ago, just for fun I cooked a batch of quarters and returned them to circulation. I was wondering if any would pop up here but this one was not one of mine because mine were all D mint coins. All were similar colors to the OP's coin.
As mentioned, environmental damage. But keep looking... though very hard to find, there are real errors and varieties out there.
And welcome to the forum!
If you find the color that was created (somehow ?) attractive then there's a feather in your hat.
Seems to me to be a pretty good reason to stick around.
Save it, as it may grow on you to help others.
No heat, with a dry climate ( as stated above ) and try to find it some friends.
cool
Why resurrect a two year old thread? The OP visited once to make these two posts and never returned.
Lol. People don't look at the dates.