I have a 2001 North Carolina quarter and the side with the head is copper. The other side is silver. Is this a Chem class prank or can this be for real?
Definitely could be real. Very valuable to error collectors. My friend sold one like this ( Clad on one side ) on Ebay a few years ago. I can't remember which state it was but she got around $250 for it. Hers was in excellent condition as it hadn't been in circulation long. I'm sure that made a difference. I would check out the prices on Ebay if I were you. Good luck.
JL, go to Ebay & type 3973434621 in the search box. This is a Minnesota quarter that should be similiar to yours. See what it ends up bringing and you should have a reference for your coins value.
Howdy jlhudson - Welcome to the Forum !! Yes it could be real, but the odds are it is not. If you can, please post pics of the coin and weigh it. The weight will be a good indication that the coin is genuine or not.
GDJMSP, My friend got hers at the local grocery. The cashier didn't think she should take it as she didn't think it was worth 25 cents ! The person that bought it on Ebay sent it in to one of the services & if I remember right it came back a 65 or 66. Are there alot of counterfeits of these out there ?
Well if you could sell quarters for $250 - even $100 - wouldn't you expect the larcenous members of the population to try ? Yes there are a lot of fakes - a whole lot.
I would think it would be tough moving enough of them to make it worthwhile - maybe not. You would certainly need to have alot of different markets as you would be discovered fairly quickly. I'm sure you are right though. Anytime something of value pops up, the fakes aren't far behind. I wonder how they get the surface metal off without defacing it too much. Chemicals would surely dull the luster wouldn't they ?You would think they could be spotted somewhere along these lines. The one I saw was just like a normal quarter - only copper colored.
hello, here is a link that talks about missing clad layers. very informative. about half way down the page it tells how a layer can be removed after minting. hope this helps. clad layers happy hunting, michael
