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New Member
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I have a 1982 steel quarter with no lines on the rim of the coin. Do you think that someone was making counterfeit quarters?
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Pillar of the Community
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Welcome, But we need pictures to see what you have/talking about. Please make the pictures good enough so that we can see them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have a 1982 steel quarter with no lines on the rim of the coin. Do you think that someone was making counterfeit quarters? Steel will stick to a magnet. A US quarter is not made with that composition. Images would help. Thanks, Doug. Edited by Halo1st
03/28/2017 12:46 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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If it's steel then it is fake.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 You most likely have a normal quarter with a copper core -- check the edge for the copper. People do weird stuff to coins and it is possible that someone just ground off the reeded rim. |
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Canada
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You need to post a photo. Is it Canadian or US, Canadian coins from that year are nickel and will attract to a magnet, If US it could be struck on a foreign planchet  Edited by oldmike
03/28/2017 4:28 pm
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New Member
 United States
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I'm having trouble with the pictures. It is a US quarter (or fake) and I noticed that the branch under the eagle is slightly different from other quarters. The rim was definitely not ground down and a magnet does stick to it.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Click on tutorials and you can find out how to post pictures
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United States
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New Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It is not a genuine quarter. The design is wrong, it is magnetic, and the edge is not reeded. I would think this falls more in line with play money than an intentional counterfeit. Considering that quarters are the #1 coin used in vending machines, steel would be a poor choice since anything magnetic would be rejected.
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Rest in Peace
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Definitely "play money", interesting it has no copy stamp, imagine of foreign manufacture...mintmark oversized too, can't even check for an RPM, darn!  |
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United States
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Maybe it's a prototype that got away.
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New Member
United States
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I just want to thank everyone who responded to my inquiry about my quarter.
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Posted 03/28/2017 12:45 pm
