How to ID Fake/Real 1932-D Quarter

Hi everyone,

I recently obtained a supposed 1932-D Quarter in a lot of coins I was mainly buying for silver bulk and I was wondering if there was anything other than the mintmark that gives away a fake?

The mintmark does appear to have the serifs/boxy look indicative of the authentic one but the D looks somewhat "filled" and the coin is in quite strong XF/AU condition so I would have figured the D "hole" would be more clearly open/defined? Any insight would be very helpful...

Thanks for your time.

-Jon

 

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Picture?

 

You could take a small piece of wood and push down on the corners of the MM , THE FAKES WERE EITHER SOLDERED OR GLUED ON , if it breaks off it's a fake , or with a strong enough loupe you could look at the sides of the MM to see if any part of the MM has a gap between it and where it meets the coin .
rzage

 

Look to the SW of the mintmark. If there are parallel die scratches running NW to SE above the E in QUARTER this is a good sign the coin may be genuine. Also, machine doubling is common for this issue (so machine doubling may be an indicator the coin is genuine).

Your best bet is to have the coin authenticated by a TPG.

 

A picture is worth a thousand words you only used 70. And yes i counted. lol.

 

I'd like to look at the other 930.

These MMs are typically filled and not sharp.