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2005 S Minnesota Quarter Counterfeit Or Error?

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 Posted 03/28/2017  01:33 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add sepoctgirls to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I recently somehow received a 2005 S Minnesota Quarter that looks fake to me. It has no copper looking strip in middle on sides and is very light compared to normal quarters. Could someone tell me if I have a counterfeit here or if it is just some printing error? My bank of course has no clue.

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 Posted 03/28/2017  01:42 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Druu to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like a 90% silver proof to me. Mirror like surfaces on the reverse picture. Can you post a picture of the obverse? I'd expect an S mint mark there.
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Please do post an obverse pic. As Druu said, it is possibly a silver proof from a mint set not intended for circulation. The "S" mintmark will help clarify and also the weight if you can get that. You say it's light but a silver proof weighs more than a normal clad proof/business strike.

The clad proof/business strike should be 5.67g. The silver proof should be 6.3g.

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to CCF.Need more pics,flat shot of the obverse. Not an error and not a counterfeit.Looks to be a proof silver quarter. Chance it is a normal quarter that has been plated but need more pics to be sure.
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