WHY WOULD A 1980P QUATER WEIGH 6 GRAMS ***** HELP ME IDENTIFY THIS QUARTER PLEASE!!!

Sonnydew420

Hi i was weighing out quarters an came across a couple of 1980 p an was weighing them one came out to be 5.6 for second then to 5.5 mine doesn't do the hundredth.. Then i throw the second one on an its 6.1 an drops to 6 theres nothing wrong with the coin looks in good condition.. Its also looks a whole lot thicker an it has more crisp looking edges instead of rounded..

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davewesen

it could be on half dollar stock similar to the linked one sold at Heritage

https://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/1977-25c-washington-quarter-dollar-struck-on-thick-planchet-50c-stock-scratched-au50-anacs-weight-678-grams-lot/a/131525-27747.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515

Oldhoopster

@davewesen said:
it could be on half dollar stock similar to the linked one sold at Heritage

https://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/1977-25c-washington-quarter-dollar-struck-on-thick-planchet-50c-stock-scratched-au50-anacs-weight-678-grams-lot/a/131525-27747.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515

Too light for it to be struck on half dollar stock. It would need to be in the 6.8 gm range