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BigD New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 09:58 am This coin was found while metal detecting, an itis badly decomposed which is a 1 of the mysteries with this coing. The coin is just a little larger than a US quarter and about twice as thick and seems to be made of silver. One side ot the coin has nothing visable and on the other has what appears to be part of the bust of George Washington. It resembles the same bust that is on the quarter but with some subtle differences. I know it is Bad shape, but hopefully someone can identify it. Again I would like to know. 1. What it is? 2. Approximately how old(seems to be silver so it is not clad) Thanks Identified - moved to Modern US Errors forum - Sap Edited by BigD 02/11/2011 10:06 am Report this Post to the Staff

TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 10:08 am Looks like a 1946 Washington quarter Report this Post to the Staff
BigD New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 10:17 am I am curious, can you tell me how you could tell? Was the 1946 Quarter larger and thicker than the other years? Report this Post to the Staff
Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 10:42 am Probably just some kind of token, going by your description it can't be a quarter unless it was flattened and combined with another quarter to get the thickness. Report this Post to the Staff
BigD New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 11:00 am I could only find 1 token with the Washington Bust facing left, it was a 1793 Draped bust Token... Report this Post to the Staff
BigD New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 12:24 pm Ok, the more I look at this coin the more the wheels keep spinning.. I am now wondering if the what looks like pitting is acutally melted metal. So here are some more questions based on my new thought. I have attached another picture showing the thickness. 1. does silver expand when heated? 2. could heat cause a coin to get larger in diameter and thickness? Edited by BigD 02/11/2011 12:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff
JMerrick Valued Member Guatemala 357 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 1:47 pm Looks like an SGS slabbed MS-65... Report this Post to the Staff
BigD New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 1:49 pm Jmerrick..could you elaborate on what "SGS slabbed MS-65" means... I am a newbie here. Report this Post to the Staff
JMerrick Valued Member Guatemala 357 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 1:57 pm It's a really bad joke. SGS is a coin grading service that is notorious for grading coins much higher than they should be. They would probably grade a coin 'perfect', if it had a giant hole drilled in it, and then it was folded in half in a vise. Report this Post to the Staff
BigD New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 2:58 pm OH I see let's pick on the new guy that knows nothing about coins...just kidding. I really appreciate everyone that attempts to help.. Report this Post to the Staff
Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 5:50 pm New guys are for picking on One thing that could help is getting an accurate weight Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 9:09 pm Quote: 1. does silver expand when heated? 2. could heat cause a coin to get larger in diameter and thickness? Yes, and yes. But not to the extent that seems to have happened here. And when it cooled back down again it would shrink back to its original dimensions. So unless the coin was still hot when you took the pics, that's not the answer here. Some options that occur to me are: - Fire damage. Partially melting it could explain the change in shape - the "extra thickness" could come from metal in the centre of the coin flowing out to the rims - but fire wouldn't make the mass increase. I don't think it likely that two quarters would fuse together in a single mass and still have a relatively intact milled edge. Weigh it. - Counterfeit. If so, it's probably not really made of silver, but of some soft metal that has deformed with mild heat or has simply corroded over time. It probably looked more convincing back when it was first made, or perhaps the forger used this "dud" to practice with before moving on to higher quality copies. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
JMerrick Valued Member Guatemala 357 Posts	Posted 02/12/2011 08:21 am I was looking at that picture some more... Can you really see through it under George's jaw? It looks like there's a chunk rotted out there. Report this Post to the Staff
BigD New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 02/12/2011 08:34 am It is just black tarnish in the pitting... Report this Post to the Staff
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