i found a qaurter sized...?

Question

alright i was watchign tv and i looked at the floor and i found a piece of steel about the size of a qaurter but i dont think its one people use yto screw over vending machines because the sides have the copper on em i was wonderiing if it was possible for a qaurter to go through the mint without being stamped if so is it worth anything
sorry if this isnt the right catagory this is the closest thing to money i could find

i figure coin collecting is a hobby

will this isnt the first time lol

Answer 1

It would be pretty unusual for a coin planchet to get out of the mint but not impossible. A real quarter planchet would weight 5.67 grams and have a diameter of 24.3 mm. The real thing is composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel not steel.

A blank coin planchet is worth a little extra. I would go to a coin dealer to see what he says. He would also likely have the tools to see if it was real.

Do you often find strange things on your floor when you are watching TV?

Answer 2

I will go along with BD in NM. One thing though, does it have the raised rims like all the other coins ? It is made of copper-nickel on both sides with a pure copper center. So you would see the copper middle, if you looked all around the edge of the coin. It could have gotten out of the mint, but if it does not have the raised rims, I would be suspicious, for the hoppers used in the press area, have planchets with the rims on them.. The coin presses do not make a rim, they go into it with the rim already on it. Years ago both types got out of the mint, ones with the rim and ones without, but that is not so common anymore.