2014 Utah complete missing clad? 0

[Terri Lynn]

I'm definitely a newbie and came across this quarter sometime back. It weighs 5.80g and is within the weight difference for a quarter however it looks completely different. Is this possibly a complete missing clad? Could this be just the core which is copper?

[Mr.Bill347]

I don’t think so I think it just had a rough life so far.

[Coinbuf]

Doubtful, do you have a photo of the edge.

[Greenstang]

Looks like some environmental damage.

If it was missing the cladding, it would be all copper and have a weaker strike.

Edited September 13, 2021 by Greenstang

[Mohawk]

I'm thinking environmental damage as well.  Greenstang's photo shows what a missing clad layer coin typically looks like.....there are other pickups than the color.

[VKurtB]

On 9/13/2021 at 2:31 PM, Terri Lynn said:

I'm definitely a newbie and came across this quarter sometime back. It weighs 5.80g and is within the weight difference for a quarter however it looks completely different. Is this possibly a complete missing clad? Could this be just the core which is copper?

Nope, not a chance.

[Terri Lynn]

On 9/13/2021 at 3:12 PM, Coinbuf said:

Doubtful, do you have a photo of the edge.

On 9/13/2021 at 3:12 PM, Coinbuf said:

Doubtful, do you have a photo of the edge.

[J P M]

Wow it looks clean on the edge ?

[Terri Lynn]

I'm such a newbie! What does that mean "clean on the edge"?

[Oldhoopster]

Its environmental damage, not an error.  The alloy used for the clad layers is 75% copper, 25% nickel.  In some cases, especially if it's spent time in the ground, chemical reactions will occur that will leave the surfaces with a copper appearance.  It did not leave the mint like that

Edited September 14, 2021 by Oldhoopster

[J P M]

On 9/14/2021 at 9:53 AM, Terri Lynn said:

I'm such a newbie! What does that mean "clean on the edge"?

I should have said normal. Oldhoopster has the best answer these clad coins do strange things.

[Coinbuf]

Thank you for the edge photo, I will now change my doubtful to 100% sure you do not have a missing clad layer.

[Conder101]

Also if it was missing a clad layer it would not weigh near the maximum mint tolerance weight, especially since the color is on BOTH sides which would indicate both clad layers were missing.  Both layer would weigh close to 3.5 grams and it would be very thin and weakly struck.

[Numismatic, A.A.S.]

PMD...post mint damage....(after it left the mint it was damaged by environment more than likely)...

I'll post a picture of one like yours I have but it has a copper like swirl color from environmental damage, it really through me off when I saw it.