1999 P New Jersey experimental quarter?

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1999 P New Jersey experimental quarter?

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I found this quarter today. It is thicker than a regular state quarter and has a very sharp edge. It makes a lower sound when bounced on a table.
Is it an error worth anything?
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I cannot see the copper middle on any part of the coin
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My guess is that you found a silver, impaired proof. Check the weight and see if it weighs 6.3 grams, the clad will only weigh 5.7 grams.
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It is philadelphia mint, though. Aren't silver proofs from san francisco?
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LWH36 wrote:It is philadelphia mint, though. Aren't silver proofs from san francisco?
I failed to notice that and the answers no. All proofs are S mint. If it weighs silver weight then I would have it checked out, there are coins struck on the wrong planchet. I am not saying this is it, but it doesn't appear to have a copper core.
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I will add that sometimes as a mean trick I've heard of people painting the side of a coin to make it appear silver. Definitely check the weight.
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Agree with Daniel,weigh it.It wouldn't hurt to measure the thickness either...if you have a pair of calipers laying around.
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This is quite interesting. Sounds different when dropped, from the pic it looks larger in thickness and dia. If indeed the coin has been struck on a different planchet I take it that would increase the value some. It will be interesting to see the weight of the coin.
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wrong planchet coins are known for the first year of the state quarters including N.J. PA. and the others (Delaware? New York?) from the very first year.

I think there are also experimental planchets known too.I dont collect quarters (other than DDO and DDR type coins) so I am not up on it that much.

I dont know how to ID one so google around and see what you come up with.
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I don't have anything to weigh it, but i found one similar on another site\

http://www.coinforum.com/quarter-confus ... c5341.html
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