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Valued Member
United States
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Its quite possible that they will start circulating them as most of the populaion uses credit cards. They figure that if they circulate enough, people will not be able to tell them from the real thing as they are not accustomed to using change. This is rather scary and telling of the times unfortunately.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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These fakes seem worthless here but in second and third world countries where a dollar still buys something of value, they will eventually cost someone a meal.
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Moderator
 United States
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Not even close to correct devices.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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And I agree, report and help stop this crap that devalues our coins & currency! Pffffttttt, thats the least of the things devaluing our money. Or government is the number one thing. Anyway, reporting it would be a waste of time. They do not investigate single incidences of small things like this. I have reported small denomination counterfeits before and the cops confiscate it and thats the end. Better off just keeping it as a conversation piece. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Here are two terrible pics of my fake 1965 quarter. I can actually fold this coin in half and then back. It does not stick to a magnet and it can easily be passed off, don't let the pics fool you, it even has a slight reeded edge.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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@smokeriderdon... yeah, I agree. I cringed a little when I clicked "post" on that. I think maybe the vodka was typing there.
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Valued Member
United States
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No reeding? So it would look like a nickel smooth and no copper streak?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2589 Posts |
The edge looks the same colour as the obverse and reverse, there is also some finning on the rim. I likely wont report it since as smokeriderdon says all they will do is seize it and i'd never see it again. I once read an article someplace about lots of these things circulating in new jersey so I imagine the secret service knows about them already anyway, especially since I've found three of them over the course of as many years. Its very possible this had been sitting in someones change collection for 10 years until they decided to dump it at the td bank.
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Valued Member
United States
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Well guess what I found today.......yup same steel quarter and in same place (magnets on coin machine). I thought I found a genuine struck on a wrong planchet error........oh well.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Too little profit to make counterfeit quarters, I would guess they are magician coins and went into circulation.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2589 Posts |
From what I understand these date from the late 1990's or early 2000's. I saw a newspaper article on them once, but I lost it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Interesting.....I never would have thought about counterfeit quarters and dimes but I guess no one would give them a second thought so they would be easy to spend.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Was the counterfeit "dime" also an 1982-d ?
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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The original post is 5 years old.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks SHAFTA9a, That's what I get for chasing threads at four in the morning!
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Posted 08/14/2012 1:14 pm
