Bubble front Q?:shrug:

[mudpuppy]

Hey fellas...I found this strange clad Q in a ball field in Monteagle TN a few weeks back...I've found thousands of Q's in various states of damage before, from fire pits to blade strikes to being shot...never one like this...I hunt Michigan and would suspect if this abberation was caused by a freeze, I would have found others in similar shape...The bubble appears to be firm, not hollow...back is flat like normal...anything you can think of? Perhaps somebody roasted it on a grill and moisture caused it? I dont know...reaching out here in case somebody has found a clad similar to this...
Mud

 

[Oldguy]

n/t

 

[HuntinDog]

I found a dime like that once.
Didn't appear to have been in a fire, but that is what I felt had happened to it.
I feel this is likely the cause of yours also.

 

[flinthunter]

It could be from an occluded gas bubble but I doubt it. Occluded gas bubbles are usually much smaller and are seldom seen on clad coins. Chances are that it's a result of extreme heat.

 

[dave5710]

Looks like it got hit really really hard with the rounded end of a ball ping hammer. I would think it would take a real big man to hit it that hard.

 

[abnackimac]

But why would it be flat on the other side?

 

[CZconnoisseur]

I threw a clad quarter in a bonfire once and the next day it was bubbled like yours...only thing is it didn't have any "silvery" luster remaining, rather it looked like a solid copper coin!

 

[Ant]

I founf a siver dime exactly as you have described too HntinDog.

 

[Walknstik]

I think it is probably some sort of heat damage also. I sometimes hunt an old WW1 dump site where they burned the trash to keep the size and rat infestation to a minimum. I have found a few silver dimes while searching the dump that were bubbled up and some had holes burned clear through.

 

[mudpuppy]

Thanks guys..That one shiny side is what was strange...it has to be from a fire..and since it was in a park, maybe somebody laid it on top of a grill?....but you know what? I'll take a propane torch to a fresh one to see if I can duplicate it...maybe a guy has to heat it up and then toss it in water or something to make those dissimilar metals in the clad pop like that? might be a fun little project here over the weekend..
Mud

 

[Greesmonky]

I'm guessing it was shot with a gun.

 

[PSS1963]

Thanks guys..That one shiny side is what was strange...it has to be from a fire..and since it was in a park, maybe somebody laid it on top of a grill?....but you know what? I'll take a propane torch to a fresh one to see if I can duplicate it...maybe a guy has to heat it up and then toss it in water or something to make those dissimilar metals in the clad pop like that? might be a fun little project here over the weekend..
Mud

You might be on to something with the dissimilar metals thing. Time to play mad scientist!

-pete

 

[PSS1963]

I'm guessing it was shot with a gun.

I hit a quarter with a .22 back in college and not only did it go clean through but the hole was the size of a .38 slug!

The reverse side is flat, not concave so there must be another explanation.

-pete