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grime5 Pillar of the Community United States 811 Posts	Posted 08/15/2010 09:34 am i have a friend who is a bank teller.he called me friday and told me he was running coins and the magnet got a 1987 quarter stuck on it. he looked at it and it appears to not altered in any way. has anyone else heard of a metal quarter from this year.any thought oe ideas. thanks greg Report this Post to the Staff

just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 08/15/2010 2:01 pm Sounds like a counterfeit. Report this Post to the Staff
specksynder Pillar of the Community United States 1080 Posts	Posted 08/15/2010 7:58 pm maybe plated (chromed?) Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 08/16/2010 10:44 am How strongly is it attracted to the magnet and is it attracted equally all over the coin? There is a magic trick that uses a magnet and an altered coin that has had a piece of steel inserted into it from the edge. (Item containing a concealed magnet is placed over the coin and then when it is lifted the coin has "vanished".) Report this Post to the Staff
XavierOfGreen Pillar of the Community United States 2589 Posts	Posted 08/16/2010 5:41 pm Most counterfit quarters are dated 1982 and have no reeding on the edges, there are occasional off metal errors and sometimes normal planchets get contaminated with enough iron to become slightly magnetic. I think we would need pictures to get a good diagnosis. -XoG Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 08/17/2010 1:49 pm You may want to check your area for a magic equipment shop or try magians supply places on line. Yes there are many faked coins made for this purpose. Since there is such a store in my area I went there once and purchased an assortment of magic type coins. Now looking at them, one is a manetic Quarter but only half. It is hollowed out so a Nickel can fit into the other side. I've got a Cent like that also. Appears they are ment to harbor one size smaller coin and vanish by the use of a magnetic ring on your finger, which I also purchased there. Report this Post to the Staff
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