1979 Fake/Counterfeit Washington Quarter?

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Libertad Peso Valued Member United States 161 Posts	Posted 05/13/2007 10:32 am I received a 1979 Washington quarter in change yesterday and suspect it is fake. It is slightly smaller in diameter and has a rough pitted appearance. The telling detail is the extremely even sandwich appearance of the nickel and copper in the middle and they are not seamlessly combined as in the real deal. It looks like the layers were separate and then pressed together. The center is reeded and the outer layers are not. Does anyone have any info on counterfeits of this date? I am in central North Carolina. I don't have a camera capable of taking detailed photos or I would post it. Report this Post to the Staff

cladking Pillar of the Community United States 2270 Posts	Posted 05/13/2007 11:14 am It sounds like it was exposed to acid. Acid can preferentially affect the copper core and cause the effects you describe. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps. Report this Post to the Staff
Becky Pillar of the Community United States 954 Posts	Posted 05/13/2007 11:30 am with the acid theory. Report this Post to the Staff
Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 05/13/2007 11:51 am I agree that it was definitely exposed to something. There is really no reason to counterfeit this coin as it is simply not worth it. It would cost more to counterfeit it than a real one is worth. Report this Post to the Staff
BRUCE 1947 Pillar of the Community United States 834 Posts	Posted 05/13/2007 1:45 pm Have to agree with all "However" remember the Henning counterfeit nickel Bruce. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/15/2007 2:10 pm quote: There is really no reason to counterfeit this coin as it is simply not worth it. It would cost more to counterfeit it than a real one is worth. True, but there are some counterfeits of common recent coins. I had a friend who had a 1974 nickel made of lead, and I have a 1978 quarter made of white metal (apparently tin and zinc, the size is right but it is about 2 grams light.) Report this Post to the Staff
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1979 Counterfeit Washington Quarter?