Emmure Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Would this by chance be a lamination error? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Meenderink Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 No. This is just a post mint damaged coin. If you send/take it to the Fed Reserve bank they will replace it for you with a new quarter. Or you could just spend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenstang Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 You can’t have a lamination error on a clad coin, they generally only appear on solid alloy coins. What you have is just damage but still worth 25 cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) On 4/29/2024 at 4:08 PM, Greenstang said: You can’t have a lamination error on a clad coin, they generally only appear on solid alloy coins. ... which, if you think about it, makes absolutely no sense. After all, the definition of "laminated," when referring to metals, is "composed of layers." But we call a section peeling off an alloyed coin a "delamination," while on a clad coin it is called "cladding separation" among other things. (My favorite is "clamshell.") Makes no sense to me. Edited April 29 by Just Bob powermad5000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) Looks like a lot of environmental damage to the reverse. I can't tell from the photo if that is gunk or paint or some kind of glue or adhesive or epoxy on the surface of the obverse. With the condition it is presently in, it couldn't hurt to soak it in some acetone and see if those spots on the obverse actually come off or not. I just think it is a quarter that has had a very rough life. Edited April 29 by powermad5000 The Neophyte Numismatist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandon Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 The outer layer of clad coins is composed of the same 75% copper, 25% nickel alloy of which "nickels" are composed of homogeneously. This alloy darkens to a deep red or even black color when the coin has been buried or exposed to other corrosive environments. Such environmental damage is what has occurred to this 2015-D Homestead quarter. There are clad coins that are missing part or all of a cladding layer, usually on one side of the coin. There are even lamination errors within the outer clad layer, which doesn't expose the copper core. See https://www.error-ref.com/?s=missing+clad+layer. This coin isn't one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Neophyte Numismatist Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) Looks like gunk/glue/paint on the obverse and environmental damage on the reverse. Edit: @powermad5000 I should have just read yours. But we think alike. Edited April 30 by The Neophyte Numismatist powermad5000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Paint, crud, who knows what is on that coin, but what is for sure it is not an error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
