2000 p Massachusetts quarter struck on a dime

Is this Fake,real or a mint error . this coin weights 5.7 grams , 3 mm thick , diameter 6mm

 

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I think it's a shrunk quarter.

 

I agree.... shrunken quarter. Neat to find it in circulation!

http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2003-10/making-small-change-smaller

 

Wow cool . thanks for the info , theirs allways something new to learn ,

 

That's quite interesting, I had never read of such.

To the OP and anyone else, think of it this way:
If the quarter die struck a dime planchet, the complete design would not be depicted.

 

thats very interesting. how would one go about shrinking a quarter?

 

Go to this link:
http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2003-10/making-small-change-smaller

 

neat. thx for the link

 

I would like to see it being done ,is their a web site

 

check out youtube, there's a few videos of how to do it.

 

thank you all for the info . Wow sure is a neet video thanks again Ikandiggit

 

That's slick

 

Technically, the coins are not "shrinking" as stated, since their mass stays the same.

 

By that "technical" definition, new jeans don't "shrink" when you wash them, either.

You're welcome to refer to them as "thickened" or "enprolated", but I think you'll have a hard time getting it to catch on...