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1856 2 1/2 D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle Coin

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 Posted 02/05/2015  7:04 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add mtheiler to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I was plugging coins into the soda machine and this coin kept getting rejected. As I went to get another dime, I noticed that this coin was unique. I looked the coin up on the internet and found similar gold coins. This coin is silver. Is it a reproduction? Any help is appreciated. I am trying to upload pictures having a bit difficulty.
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 Posted 02/05/2015  8:12 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SsuperDdave to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Welcome to Coin Community, mtheiler. That's an interesting issue, one of only a very few US coins struck at five different mints. However, as you know, none of them are silver.

They're almost exactly the same size as a Dime, so I could see one getting mixed into a vending machine, but if real it's almost twice the weight of silver and should be noticeable in that sense. It's difficult to imagine a silver coating that won't wear off of gold easily in circulation, so we should imagine it to be a fake of some sort and go from there.
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Thanks for the reply, Dave. I did end up finding information about fake coins. Even though the coin ended up being fake, I found so many interesting facts about coins and collecting. I can see why coin collecting is so fascinating for collectors. Thanks again!
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Here is the tutorial about uploading and posting images
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