1930 s standing liberty quarter

Your pics are fine Eric. And the more you blow them up, the more apparent it becomes that there is something wrong with this piece. My first red flag would have been why did I get this at melt. It appears, w/o using a loupe to be bordering on very fine and should have carried a premium. No dealer is out to lose money or give things like real silver away in most cases. Compare this piece to one similar in grade and note the surfaces. They certainly should not be granular.

 

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Look how sharp IGWT is, with lots of wear all around it. Is this typical?

 

There's only a couple of us here right now answering. Let's see if someone else backs us up. I'm satisfied with yours and my answers.

 

It's not about attitude, it's true. The Chinese have been turning out fakes forever and with low grade silver and child labor, on common dates as well as rare coins. And people with the right tools will try just about anything to have some sick fun with real coins. Give them a Dremel or a set of dental picks and you will see all sorts of stuff happen. Take it back to your dealer, give him a finger wagging and tell him Mark & Tom are onto him and we're bringing the Lone Ranger & Tonto to scalp him.

 

well tommy I didnt get it from a dealer I got it from a old lady at an antique shop so I figured she just wanted melt from it and not a coin expert, if it does turn out to be fake im out 4 bucks so no big deal but Im almost 100% certain its silver so if it is fake its not a total loss

 

I called it in post #3 before you guys

 

These fakes are done in every date you can imagine , doesn't matter a key date or not. Mostly matters what Real coins they had to copy off of ,or case a mold of.
Markus1959 wasn't being sarcastic but telling you his view,that I for one among others here agree.
Without sounding like I have an attitude as I don't , may I suggest that you do some research before you make any other buys.
The saying here is buy the book before the coin. There's a reason . ....and that is #1 we love this hobby and want others to share our passion without being taken.
#2 People who are taken for the most part loose interest as they become discouraged and fear being put down.
#3 For the most part majority of the members here aren't here to put other members down. We are here to share our passion and want you as well as others share in this same passion.
True there's quite a few things that the members here would pick a side and defend . The common thread is we all enjoy and share something we love.
#4 lastly no one in here is "without sin" meaning whether or not they will admit each of us are human and have made mistakes . We all have learned from our mistakes in both buying and selling coins.
When you ask a question here about a coin one must not have thin skin. As most members here are going to be honest to their views and values .
We are here to help and share life's lessons in our hobby.

 

That's fine, I'm sure she did not have any bad intentions. I see stuff like this at my local Salvation Army & Habit for Humanity shop also. But I don't mess with the little old retired school teacher who runs the Humanity shop though. She's got a temper and does NOT like to be wrong. I just tell her I'm not interested. Just curious, have you tried to fit into an album yet?

 

no this is the first I have had in a while, I sold most silver I had years ago but starting back on a collection

 

i'll go buy one from a legit dealer and compare hand in hand, im no expert so if this is a loss then its a learning exp

 

I know but the I'm going to go take it to a local dealer comment just perturbed me a little, kinda like he was saying that I was saying that I dont think you guys know what your talking about...Markus is cool but can get a bit of a tude sometimes

 

Markus1959 "Quack" is louder then his bite! It's a duck thing.....

 

Correction-it's a Bob & Pete thing.

 

So how reliable is the icecube silver test method? I just read online its a easy way to test to see if something is silver, I tried it on both this SLQ a silver washington and some clad coins, the SLQ and washington began to melt immediately while the clad did not.

 

Yeah but he still Quacks me up! I also like to kick his butt in a cook off... maybe a reality TV cook off . Someone once told me "Paddy you could make dirt taste good." @Markus1959

 

I realize these are 2 diff coins, but the rev is a 30-S in MS 63

 

I just came across this thread and my very first gut instinct was it wasn't right. The shape looked off, the surface looked off and the fact that you said you bought it along with some other Chinese fake coins. I agree with @Markus1959 on this one.

Does the coin give a nice high pitched ring when you flip it in the air with your thumb? If it does not, then that is a dead giveaway to a cast fake. Only a struck coin will give a nice sustained ring.

 

Just trying to tell a "HARD HEAD" his coin ain't what he thinks it is - Damn - from now on you just keep thinking that you have a million dollar coin - DO NOT ask me for your help as I will never waste my time again! QUACK!!

 

Paddy - you got blue crabs - I got pork and rice!!