Very odd puffy quarter

[Mark kus]

I found this quarter this week not knowing it was a quarter I thought it was a button until I felt the edges it was reeded.
It’s like it was filled with air and expanded on both sides it’s puffed out?
Anyone ever see a quarter like this?
It’s a newer quarter newer design any way.

 

[robo]

Fantastic find !
Could be a good thread to read some replies

 

[fwcrawford]

That is a strange one for sure… kind of reminds me of those fake nickels that held water and you could squirt it on people.

 

[JimmyCT]

That is a strange one for sure… kind of reminds me of those fake nickels that held water and you could squirt it on people.

I know you had a few of those

 

[JimmyCT]

Very odd quarter

 

[laplander]

Yo Yo It belonged to puff daddy a well known rapper LOL

 

[KSDfisher77]

Yes definitely a unique quarter. Could you by chance weigh it. & then weigh a normal quarter of that vintage to get a weight comparison?

 

[Geologyhound]

I have seen coins sheared in half the hard way – like the face without the back. Something may have caused the sandwich surfaces to delaminate from the core. But, how to puff it up from there? I am not a metallurgist, so I don’t know relative coefficients of expansion or melting points. Would the core melt first and expand more under heat than the surfaces, and if so why wouldn’t it just vent out the sides where the core is exposed? Could a galvanic reaction cause this if it was some weird mis-strike with a different metal combination? I don’t know what could cause it. But I’m just throwing these out there as a basis for discussion and thought.

 

[KSDfisher77]

I have seen coins sheared in half the hard way – like the face without the back. Something may have caused the sandwich surfaces to delaminate from the core. But, how to puff it up from there? I am not a metallurgist, so I don’t know relative coefficients of expansion or melting points. Would the core melt first and expand more under heat than the surfaces, and if so why wouldn’t it just vent out the sides where the core is exposed? Could a galvanic reaction cause this if it was some weird mis-strike with a different metal combination? I don’t know what could cause it. But I’m just throwing these out there as a basis for discussion and thought.

I'm thinking along the lines of galvanic reaction to some type of liquid/chemical. I think weight my give us all some better educated guesses on what may have happened.

 

[miserman]

It's probably a trick squirt quarter that was sold in novelty stores in the 60's. There should be a small hole near the rim or on Washington's face
that squirts water when you squeeze the face. You put them under water and squeezed a couple times to fill with water. The trick was to tell some one to look at the rare date and squeeze it as they got close to it to see the date.

 

[tencents]

It's probably a trick squirt quarter that was sold in novelty stores in the 60's. There should be a small hole near the rim or on Washington's face
that squirts water when you squeeze the face. You put them under water and squeezed a couple times to fill with water. The trick was to tell some one to look at the rare date and squeeze it as they got close to it to see the date. View attachment 64809

Looks like it was in a fire

 

[jeffc]

I found this quarter this week not knowing it was a quarter I thought it was a button until I felt the edges it was reeded.
It’s like it was filled with air and expanded on both sides it’s puffed out?
Anyone ever see a quarter like this?
It’s a newer quarter newer design any way.

It's trying to keep up with inflation...

 

[BobOso]

Found a few pennies that were larger than normal, think it was a reaction to the soil they were in.

 

[Odanscoils]

I'm wondering if it's one of those hiding space coins. And it's stuck together.

 

[KSDfisher77]

I'm wondering if it's one of those hiding space coins. And it's stuck together.

Would suck if a guy is walking around with a quarter filled with drugs. Try explaining that one to the police.

 

[Odanscoils]

Would suck if a guy is walking around with a quarter filled with drugs. Try explaining that one to the police.

Many did if I remember.
MicroDot tablets.

 

[Ism]

There are hollow magician coins like that that open up in two pieces. They look real when assembled. I've found a couple of the pennies. One complete penny in a roll of coins as a young boy and a one half of another while detecting.
It could be bloated because water got inside and froze with nowhere to escape.

 

[Odanscoils]

There are hollow magician coins like that that open up in two pieces. They look real when assembled. I've found a couple of the pennies. One complete penny in a roll of coins as a young boy and a one half of another while detecting.
It could be bloated because water got inside and froze with nowhere to escape.

Eggzakly what I was thinking.

 

[floodplaindetector]

That is a very odd quarter which makes it cool Mark.
I suppose it was in a fire which made it expand?
If not, it would be a rarity of stamping error.

Dave

 

[MuddyMo]

This thread is like that Oak Island show. Will it ever be figured out?? At least the treasure WAS found here.