New to coin collecting: is this missing clad layer?
GaryJuice
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Is this missing the clad layer? I put the quarter on the left in the picture for comparison. If not what is it? 
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Check the weight. A coin with a missing clad layer will weigh less than the specified weight.
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It was only about .2 grams less than a regular quarter. I’m not 100% sure if that’s significant or not.
Wow. This looks like a quarter I found. I sent it in for grading, and it came back stamped COUNTERFEIT.
Hard to tell by the pics but it just looks tarnished to me.
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I can't tell.
Check the edge. Are there layers?
Your coin just looks like Environmental damage.
It would have to weigh a lot less than 0.2 grams if it was missing both copper nickel clad layers. The tolerance is +/- 0.227 gms, so that would be in spec.
It looks discolored and it's possibly a metal detector find.
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I agree with tarnished.... Looks as if it spent some time in the dirt....the weight is within tolerance, so likely just environmental damage. Cheers, RickO
Maybe plated.
Photos aren't the best, but it's not a Missing Outer Clad Layer coin.
(if it were missing one outer layer, it would weigh 4.6 to 4.7 grams.)
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