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2002 Ohio State Quarter Philly MM Appears to be silver. What's up with that?

apiary8apiary8 Posts: 16 ✭
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I found this today. It looks like a silver quarter but it has the (P) mint mark. I"m puzzled. Is it possible a silver planchet was used by mistake?

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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 36,915 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It could be platinum plated

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  • bigmountainlionbigmountainlion Posts: 269 ✭✭✭

    weigh it

  • CoinCrazyPACoinCrazyPA Posts: 2,899 ✭✭✭✭

    Its most likely plated.

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  • thebeavthebeav Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes, there were all those sets of plated quarters. I've seen thousands. I've also seen more than my share of clad quarters where the copper layer wasn't visible.

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  • WoodenJeffersonWoodenJefferson Posts: 6,491 ✭✭✭✭

    HSN hyped plated Statehood Quarters in a red oak box. Someone needed a Cole so it entered circulation.

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,059 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 10, 2018 6:30PM

    Plated

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  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,861 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Survey says: no silver.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Definitely weigh the coin... also, a razor scratch in the reeding on the coin should expose copper. Cheers, RickO

  • JBKJBK Posts: 16,687 ✭✭✭✭✭

    BTW....99.999 of these types of things are not errors, but there is always the chance that you could find something worthwhile, so always pay attention to your coins!

    I found a super-rare error in a roll of new nickels a couple years ago, and a partially broadstruck quarter a few months go in the reject tray of a coin machine.

    Someone has to find these things, so if you are on the lookout you increase the chances that it could be you.

  • apiary8apiary8 Posts: 16 ✭

    Thanks everybody for the information. Very much appreciated.

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