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from the appearance I started to think a slight " Dryer Coin" effect, but the weight is throwing me off  |
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It's very strange. I though Dryer Coin too. That would explain the wear, and maybe even the discoloration to the eye. But not the weight. |
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Aluminum copy?
Edited by CPC24
08/04/2012 12:34 am
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Have you done the "ding" test? Frop a known silver quarter a couple times onto the desk top and note the sound. Compare that the the sound of your target quarter onto the same surface.
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The coin looks grainy like it was cast.
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When dropping it on my table, it sounds the same as the rest of the quarters. However, when flipping it into the air, it does not ring the same as the other silver quarters. It almost has an empty sound.
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If 25% weight loss were from wear, it would be a smooth disk. Must be fake.
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Why fake a 1940 quarter? Maybe it was minted on a thin planchet? John1  |
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Back at that time there was incentive to fake it. You could buy something with a quarter. If you had a bag of fakes you could buy something decent. I have a fake 1935 Australian florin. That roughly transfers to 20c and was probably produced around the same time. The difference in weight and the general look of it would be enough for me to declare this quarter a fake.
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looks fake plus by the weight of it sort of like a cast or something
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Large cents were counterfeit in 1840. If something has value, someone will fake it.
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It's still very interesting. I like how the Penny Arcade knew to spit it out.
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Can you post a pic of the reverse? It might and I emphasize MIGHT be a Magicians coin...never seen a silver one but not impossible |
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Posted 08/04/2012 12:22 am
