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Valued Member
United States
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 I am not sure what this is. It is 24.1mm in diameter, 1.6mm thick, and weighs 5.07 grams. There seems to be a trace of reeding on most of the edge. The planchet is not sandwich. This "thing" is magnetic. It is very close to the weight of a US nickel but our nickel is not magnetic. Any thoughts or ideas on this? Thanks in advance. Phil
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4000 Posts |
One thing that jumped out at me right off the bat is how the branches do not overlap the wings like they're supposed to.
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Valued Member
United States
285 Posts |
And the 9 looks like a 0, and the arrow the eagle is suppose to be holding doesn't look like like an arrow. Some sort of fake?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1418 Posts |
The portrait doesn't look right.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4000 Posts |
This guy is just wrong all around. The wings have actually been indented to allow for the branches - LOL! Didn't notice that before, just that they didn't overlap. AND magnetic?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4846 Posts |
made by the C.H.I.N.A. cooperation
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3640 Posts |
Wow, a 928 yr. old steel quarter.  Minter must of been a mystic. He foresaw George Washington in the future. Put it up on ebay. 10 G's is a good start bid.  Just a metallic repro. Good convo piece anyway. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
573 Posts |
That eagle head looks like a turkey buzzard. I wonder if it's from a set of fake kid's play money.
Matt
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2189 Posts |
I'm thinking some kind of trick coin used by a magician
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Rest in Peace
United States
1501 Posts |
That is quite possibly the worst forgery yet! Everything including the size and weight and metal is wrong! At least they got the spelling correct. What is with the Chicken? Is it part moth? looks like it has extra wings! Excellent novelty!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
602 Posts |
They even bothered to mint mark it. Thats great. Phony all the way around. WOLF
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4212 Posts |
Doesn't look a thing like it should. Looks almost cast.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree. Sand cast probably from a plastic kids coin that they removed the copy from the reverse.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm not sure why that exists, nor am I sure how it was made - but I can tell for sure that it's fake....counterfeit. There's nothing at all right about the design.
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Posted 06/05/2010 4:25 pm
