Hello. I know. Everyone will say environmental damage. Can't rule out, but I've had plenty of those. How can I verify if something is wrong with this? I have no scale. On The side view picture it's the one in the middle. Best I could do.
When I clean out the lint screen in my *wahing machine*, the device that all the water is pumped through during the drain cycles, I always find a quarter ir dime which looks exactly like your coin. It's definitely evironmental damage, it probably sat in some caustic or harsh solution somewhere, and someone rescued it, and put it backeeps to work.
Ok. U 100% on that? I only ask because this is not my first quarter roll. I've been through thousands of dollars of quarters and nickels and haven't seen one this uniform with so little damage to design and print. Thanks for at least providing something that made sense, logical anyway. Ty Dave
I'm 100% that the dimes and quarters that come out of my washing machine look exactly like that. I can't say for 100% certainty that this quarter ended up this way because of being in a washing machine. But it is some kind of corrosion IMO...
Ok, fair enough. I've read this site's explanation, and still have no idea how I could know this by looking at a coin. I'd love to learn more. http://www.coinresource.com/articles/state_quarter_missing_clad.htm
I believe on a missing clad layer error, if that is all it was, then the coin would have a copper color to the side missing the layer. Also I believe the detail in the devices would be dull on the side showing in the pic. The cool thing is, if you think this might be a missing clad layer error, you could send it to the author of that article and he'll authenticate it free...pretty cool if you ask me
Hi not sure if youll ever see this. But i have the exact sane quarter as you im pretty sure it is NOT environmental damage because mine is also 2001 newyork one black like yours!
I have the same exact thing pretty sure its not environmental. This post of your is from 2014.... did you ever find anything out about it?
I am new to coin collecting. I have a 2001 P New York state quarter that is black on obverse, if it were environmental damage you would think the damage would be on both sides of the coin. I have looked at other coins that people have found and they look exactly the same. If it were "environmental damage" they wouldn't be exactly the same they would differ slightly not the case here! Like i said i am new to collecting coins not sure of the politics in these forums however i see clear favoritism. I may be naive, surely unknowledgeable, and would love to learn. As I'm sure ALL of you know, once you feel you have a "good find" and are educated to the contrary, it is very frustrating! I realize I have a tremendous amount to learn and am quite overzealous but I see inconsistencies regarding opinions on the most basic or common of errors and feel as though a novice gets the shrug off and one of the guys in the club gets a genuinely researched and educated response. I do not want to sound like a high school freshman being picked last for kick ball but I sure could use the amount of attention necessary for me to be able to effectively learn what to see and what to KNOW as error and what to see and to KNOW is "post mint damage!" So, the short of the long of all my whining: attached hereto, please find the 2001 P New York State quarter as described above. Please let me know your respected opinion and hopefully I will learn some valuable information that I can use in order to bother you guys less as well as further educate myself. Your time and assistance are greatly appreciated. I look forward to hearing from you.
You probably would have been better off simply introducing yourself and avoiding the unnecessary little "critique" (it usually doesn't go over very well), but welcome nonetheless. Your photo isn't showing.
This isn’t a mint error. There have been hundreds of threads on here asking about black or brown coins. Ever heard of a stain? Or a chemical reaction? Coins are used to buy things and are exposed to all sorts of things throughout their lifetime. Here’s a picture of some coins found metal detecting. Minerals in the dirt will degrade the outer layer of the coin if it is buried long enough, thus giving it a brown or black surface. Coins like yours are super common and are often confused with real mint errors. (These images aren’t mine and are only here for educational purposes don’t sue me please lol) I can’t tell you for sure since you didn’t post a picture, but if your coin looks exactly like the op’s, then I’m fairly certain it’s just environmental damage. Oh, and next time please post your own thread. You’re piggybacking on a thread posted 4 years ago.
It is environmental damage... known as PMD or Post Mint Damage.... It is a form of surface corrosion.
