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Erinbgilbert New Member United States 30 Posts	Posted 03/31/2016 11:48 pm What made it look like this? Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 04/01/2016 12:00 am It was probably painted Report this Post to the Staff
Dennman Valued Member Canada 496 Posts	Posted 04/01/2016 10:33 am I was told that store owners, with vending machines, used a painted coin to test for proper operation after restocking.When emptying,the coins they could easily find their "test coin.' Report this Post to the Staff
Atlas642 Pillar of the Community United States 562 Posts	Posted 04/01/2016 10:44 am Likewise, bar and diner owners who have jukeboxes, before they went digital, would use marked coins to keep music playing. When the jukebox was serviced, they would take out the coins and separate out the bar's change. Or it could have just been a bored person's project. I've seen coins covered in all types of paint, from jet black to glitter nail polish. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/01/2016 11:08 am Sometimes a customer would loose their money in a machine. The bar owner would give them/try the painted coins to see if it was working correctly. If it did, they would get the painted quarter back by the vender. If the machine didn't work, then they called the vender to fix the machine. Report this Post to the Staff
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