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Puzzler. Stand by for input from more knowledgeable members.  to the CCF! |
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Acid damage/metal detecting find?  Errers and Varietys.
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Being so far underweight, an odd colour, and having the wrong edge, my first assumption would be "circulating counterfeit" rather than "mint error of some kind".
25 cents was a lot of money back in the 1960s. Worth faking. Especially if it was happening around the time of the transition away from silver and people weren't yet familiar with how the new coins looked and felt.
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I wouldn't of thought "counterfeit" immediately, but that does make sense. A quick Google search turned up similar discussions on Coin Sites Which Shall Not Be Named.
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Wonder if it was cast with some type of aluminum alloy. I had a friend that worked in a small aluminum foundry as a mold maker many years ago, he would sand cast change he had in his pockets and they turned out pretty good as long as the sand had a good binder in it - of course he never tried spending them  If you try a "drop test" with it how does it sound? Aluminum alloy would sound like a "soft tink" compared to a "duller thud" if some type of heavier metal composite. |
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Is there a tiny hint of copper showing on the edge? The coin is heavily worn the rims are almost gone. In your first image of the edge right next to your finger (on the left side, the reeded edge look funny - can you get an image of that? Also that very thin copper edge that I think is showing - could that be a seam for a Magicians coin? Does it sound hollow when dropped? |
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It looks like a seam around the edge. I'm with Marve65 --> cast counterfeit.
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@Sap ..."25 cents was a lot of money back in the 1960s..." ... Yup...I threw a paper-route on my bicycle, 6 days a week (had to stop & collect from each house on Saturdays), averaged about $0.30 a week pay ... 25 cents would get you into a triple-feature movie (10 cents), with a bag of buttered popcorn (5 cents), a candy bar (another nickle), & a Coke (5 cents more) ... $0.25 was a whole lotta money then ...  |
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Thanks to everyone for the replies.... I thought counterfeit as well.... but thought a 1964 would have been more profitable....I'll take a few more pics of the edges for those interested and for the record it does make a "tinny" sound when dropped.... My next post weill be of a really cool "Poor Mans 1955 Wheat penny"....weighs only 0.055 gms, super thin planchet, light strike and in great condition....I'll get that out later today for any discussion.... |
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to the CCF Does look like a cast alum fake. One thing I think it would weigh less if it was alum. Can someone do the math on an alum copy? |
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I looked into that but most of my foundry scale sheets are in pounds - nothing in that small of a weight designation.
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Sounds like it's time to visit a pawn shop with an XRf metal analyzing tool.
That would give you the metallic composition of the coin.
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