I have a 1998D Quarter that is copper on the top (heads) and nickel on the back (tails). It weighs 20% less than a normal quarter and apparently was minted without one of the layers of nickel. Anyone have any information on this error or the quantity that may exist?
Howdy...I moved your other thread since it was a doubled thread of this one. Can you post photos? If it is a true error of the quarter missing a clad layer...it could be worth $$. Speedy
Speedy- I'm sorry I don't have any way (or knowledge) about posting pictures. You'll just have to imagine a quarter that has a totally copper obverse and a regular reverse. At first, I thought it was a foreign copper coin that was put into a roll by mistake. Any advise where to look for answers? P.S. How do I move a thread? You can e-mail me at cathy@merlinic.com and let me know. If you have time....
I have 2 suggests...either take it to a Coin Dealer and let him take a look at it....or find someone to help you post some photos. I can "see" the coin but there are ways to fake this error. As for moving threads...only us Moderators can. Speedy
Welcome to the Forum If your coin is a genuine error coin, then you are correct in guessing it is missing a layer. Sometimes, when the coin blank, or planchet, is made the layers of medal don't bond properly and can split. Does the copper side of your coin have full details, i.e. does it look like a regular quarter, just copper colored? Or is the copper side missing most of the details? As speedy mentioned, if this is a genuine error, it can be worth $$ depending on its condition. Either way, try not to handle it, or get finger prints on it as this can reduce its potential value. A good way of figuring its possible worth is to look for something similar on ebay. Try searching for "missing clad" and you will see a few examples.
It looks just like a regular quarter and isn't missing any of the detail. The detail, however, isn't as sharp. Possibly because there wasn't as much pressure?
It sounds like you have a genuine missing clad error. The weight should be around 4.7 grams. Value these days would be $50 - $60, judging from recent eBay auctions.
Thanks Mike....I'm going to have to learn more about errors...even if I don't collect them ;--) Speedy
I have one, too. I have a 1997 US Quarter with the tail side copper...full details on both sides. Any idea of value??
to CoinTalk Ed. Fred Weinberg, one of the major error dealers, paid me $250 a few years ago for a similar raw MS64-ish bicentennial quarter.
I have a 1997 quarter that has copper on both sides. Full details on both sides. any idea on what it may be worth? Or should i just spend it?
I found one of those as well, with the missing layer on the drummer reverse. That's as good as it gets for missing clad layer Washington though. A one year type and a commemorative in high grade, so it will go for a lot more than a date like 1998. Still, a complete missing layer is going to be worth a good amount. It should weigh about 4.8g and the details should be generally sharp. If it's high grade I'd send it to NGC standard with error attribution (better to send it in with a larger order to make it economical). For an error like this, you'll definitely increase the liquidity and value by having it slabbed.
I have a U.S. quarter that is missing the head side entirely showing the copper in the center. I am sure it was not cut with a saw or laser ect because it is raised in the center on the head side. there are no markings of it being cut. The tail side is in great shape. It has the notches around the rim and again no markings that would show it to be cut after minting. I have seen over the years quarters cut after mint and they do not look anything like this. A person I know in the coin and jewelry business agreed that it was not cut after mint. Does anyone know or seen this before? I will post a picture if anyone wants to see it
