1997 p Washington Quarter HELP PLEASE

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1997 p Washington Quarter HELP PLEASE

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I found this in my grandpa's coins he gave me, the quarter (1997 p) is obviously different than a normal quarter. It is twice as thick as a normal coin, weighs 8.0g, slightly smaller than a normal quarter, I believe it may be a error but any advice or help would be great. Thanks in advance

I hope the pics will help
Pics are comparing to a nickel ,I was thinking maby wrong planchet many with a Canadian coin or something, or possibly two coins pressed together??
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the 'weight' is throwing me off here,........last time you calibrated ??
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IN the final pic of the reverse, it appears as if the edge is "SPOONED" ?? ...... JMO
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#3 Unread post by Daniel »

It is post mint damage but not sure why it weighs as much as it does unless it somehow acquired some metal from the tool used to tap the rim.

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My apologize, my scales weren't calibrated correctly...true weight is 5.8g,and it if it is post mint , why or how did it become 2x its size in width ? Jw
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#5 Unread post by mhonzell »

"Spooning" is a process of tapping the edge to shrink the coin's diameter without losing the images on the coin. Eventually this would be turned into a ring.
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#6 Unread post by Daniel »

Yes, it is the process of moving metal into another shape.

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