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New Member
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Hi I have a coin that has an odd tarnish compared to any other nickel quarters. This coin also will leave a grey line on paper when the edge is pulled along. Coin is not magnetic. Any feedback is appreciated. Sorry for the image quality. thank you   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 What's the weight? Can you post better photos? |
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 United States
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Canada
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Looks like a contemporary counterfeit. The high lead content is why you see a grey streak on paper.
Illegal to own in Canada.
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New Member
 Canada
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HI thank you for the feedback. The weight is 6g. I do not have a scale into decimals. I redid the pictures, best I could do. All feedback is appreciated. thank you   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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lead counterfeit as said earlier.
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New Member
Canada
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Hi
So why would someone go to the trouble to make a coin like this?
thank you
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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At first I thought it might just be environmental damage, like it was buried.
But a normal 1978 quarter should weigh 5.05 g, so yes, it looks like a counterfeit as SPP and Nickelsguy have said (both of whom have loads of experience with fake coins).
We see all sorts of weird experiments with coins on here, plated, hacked up, vise jobs, etc.
Some people have a lot of time on their hands...
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Canada
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I have seen similar counterfeits dating into the mid-1980s... usually, these are lower quality than the white metal counterfeit coins prior to 1940. Anything after the 1950s tends to be lead or lead-tin mixture with a nickel or silver plating on them.
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Valued Member
Canada
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Is this coin cast?
Edited by JGpenny
05/28/2020 7:01 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Please remember that it is illegal to buy, sell or own counterfeit Canadian coins.
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