1964-? Quarter, I Think I Found A Fake. Help Please

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NewbieCoiner808 Valued Member United States 463 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 8:42 pm So I'm going through my quarters and this one stands out to me immediately. I put it under the microscope and took pics of every area on both sides. It even has the initials above the 4. At first I thought it was a proof cameo of some sort. But then I noticed it didn't have a MM. So I grabbed another one of my shiniest 1964 quarters and laid next to it. You can obviously see the difference, it actually looks chrome. Since I'm new to all of this, and eager for some finds, I wanted it to be a proof missing the MM lol. But I don't have that kind of luck.....Anyways, I weighed it and still can't figure it out? Thoughts? Or opinions? Or let me know if there are particular areas you would like to see closer and I'll post them. Report this Post to the Staff

T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 8:50 pm First of all 1964 proof coinage does not have any MM . It looks like none of your Quarters are proof . The 64-D could have come out of a mint set or just a business strike for circulation . Report this Post to the Staff
NewbieCoiner808 Valued Member United States 463 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 9:20 pm It's a really weak strike for a proof. You can barely make out the breast feathers on the eagle on the reverse and no hair lines on the top 1/2 of Washington's head on the obverse. It definitely does not look like a proof strike Report this Post to the Staff
NewbieCoiner808 Valued Member United States 463 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 9:21 pm It's supposed to be silver Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 9:36 pm Someone could have polished it. I saw a youtube video of someone using a fremel tool with metal polish and the results were prooflike shjine with lousy details. Another thing I thought I would mention, and I am not saying this is the case with your quarter, but when seeing the pic of the two OBVs I immediately thought of a mercury covered silver Roosevelt I once did as a kid after hearing mercury would put a thin coating onto silver. The mercury tended to pool and make areas that look like the weird shiny areas on the front and other places of George's profile. As you also suggested, it might be chrome plated. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
NewbieCoiner808 Valued Member United States 463 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 9:54 pm It has weird surfaces and other things, check this out Report this Post to the Staff
NewbieCoiner808 Valued Member United States 463 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 9:56 pm Can't be real? Report this Post to the Staff
NewbieCoiner808 Valued Member United States 463 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 10:32 pm Last 2 pics posted? Anyone? Report this Post to the Staff
NewbieCoiner808 Valued Member United States 463 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 10:39 pm DDO-006? Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7049 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 10:40 pm If polished on a wheel, the heat generated could cause the fields to have that look (in the last photos you posted)...silver stacker to me... Report this Post to the Staff
NewbieCoiner808 Valued Member United States 463 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 10:42 pm How about his ear and ribbon end? Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 10:57 pm Hard to tell without it being in hand. I cannot tell what you are seeing with the hair and ear. Sorru - off to bed now though LOL! If you weigh it and its within tolerances I would think its just PMD/plated/polished (witha buffing wheel/dremel/etc.). How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
NewbieCoiner808 Valued Member United States 463 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 11:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Tunnioc Pillar of the Community United States 3179 Posts	Posted 07/07/2019 11:53 pm Its a real silver quarter, just plated. Edited by Tunnioc 07/07/2019 11:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
NewbieCoiner808 Valued Member United States 463 Posts	Posted 07/08/2019 1:18 pm So if it is plated, shouldn't it weigh more? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/08/2019 1:23 pm Slightly. But the circulation wear would also reduce the weight a bit. A melt coin. I'm not seeing a doubled die. The area that are showing hub doubling is not being showed/clear enough to see what is really going on with this coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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