Thin 1969 US Quarter

ronzonnie

I have a 1969 US quarter (no mint mark) that is very thin and when dropped it has a sound similar to a silver quarter. The thickness is that of a dime but it is the diameter of a standard quarter. Was there something different in the minting for some 1969 quarters?

Thanks...

ModCrewman

It's very hard to tell without photos. It would be possible that it would be an off-metal strike struck on an incorrect planchet, or silver planchet. Could you get an accurate weight?

And

PerryHall

In the 1960's there were some quarters that were struck in error on planchets punched from dime stock clad rolls. We need pics and an accurate weight to help you further.

DorkGirl

Bigrig52

Where are the pictures to see it

ronzonnie

First - thanks for the welcomes!

My first attempt at taking such close ups - hope the detail is sufficient.

Thanks again.

JupitarCoins

First off welcome and glad to see another Pats fan here.
Can you weigh it?

ronzonnie

BoSox and Pats fan, not a Jets fan, go Steelers!

I unfortunately do not have a scale yet, but can certainly tell that it is lighter than another 1969 quarter. It is about 20% thinner than another quarter of that year.

pakasmom

Can you show an edge view?

cladking

Welcome aboard.

I've never heard of a Philly struck quarter on dime stock from that era but it is possible.

Most of these are '70-D with a few '71-D's and a smattering of '72-D's. There are several
oddballs as well.

The obverse of the coin doesn't look right. I'm wondering if the rim might have been removed.
Try balancing two quarters on a something like a popscicle stick and then substituting this one
for each in turn. If you still think it's light then I'll guess it is on dime stock or something wrong.

seanq

Can you see the copper core on the edge, all the way around the coin. I kinda recall seeing a quarterstruck on a planchet missing the core, basically it was both halves of the cladding welded together. The speculation was that when the strip was made the copper core ran out just before the cladding. The most likely thing is that is is rolled thin, with an exact weight folks here can tell if it was rolled to dime stock thickness or just randomly thin.


Sean Reynolds

lordmarcovan

It's interesting how the outermost portion of the lettering near the rim appears to be incompletely struck.

SullivanNumismatics

It is a quarter on dime thickness stock, most likely, and the appearance of the coin in the photos is correct for a dime stock quarter. If it weighs 4.3 grams, it is on dime stock. There are examples known for 1969, although it's a tough date for dime stock quarters.

Jon