Nickel plated state quarters, watch out!

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Nickel plated state quarters, watch out!

Postby Thogey » Tue Sep 23, 2014 1:45 pm

I bought a couple quarters a while back along with a lot containing miscellaneous silver items.
I just kinda edge checked them at the time. Today I pulled some stuff out to sell on e-bay and for some reason the quarters caught my eye.
They just didn't look quite right. I pull out a NEODYMIUM magnet and...whop! They both stuck.
Anyone else encounter this? They are 2010 and 2011 state quarters.
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Re: Nickel plated state quarters, watch out!

Postby henrysmedford » Tue Sep 23, 2014 3:33 pm

From thread-- http://realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=15202&hilit=quarters Read the whole thread.

uthminsta wrote:Alright, here's a state quarter that is puzzling me. I've been looking around for information on it, but I don't yet know what I am looking at. What I do know is THIS COIN DOES NOT HAVE THE BROWN COPPER EDGE "STRIPE." It's hard to describe, but you all know exactly what I mean - the stripe we all look for when we edge sort. IT'S NOT THERE.
This is a P mint, so it's definitely not a silver proof. Doesn't ring like silver either. Sounds exactly like all the other clad quarters. Weighs 5.7 grams, just like all the other clad quarters I have. Not magnetic. My next thought was - could this be plated? It really doesn't look like it is.
Not getting my hopes up, but seriously... what the heck is this?!?!
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Re: Nickel plated state quarters, watch out!

Postby Thogey » Tue Sep 23, 2014 5:26 pm

This doesn't seem like the same deal as mine. Aaron's we're not magnetic. The funny thing is mine are not weakly magnetic. They do stick pretty strong. I didn't think a thin plate job would cause that.
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Re: Nickel plated state quarters, watch out!

Postby henrysmedford » Tue Sep 23, 2014 5:43 pm

What about this-- http://www.bestcoin.com/Plated-Coins.htm as nickel is magnetic.
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