I thought so. It's definitely fake.
It looks fake to me. A poor pot metal casting? Is there a seam around the edge?
I spend them. If I have full rolls, they go to the bank.
It's caused by the copper plating not moving at the same rate as the zinc during the strike, causing the copper to split, exposing the zinc. It's...
If it were my coin and if I had been offered hundreds of dollars, I wouldn't have hesitated to take the money and run like hell.
IMO, it's just discolored. If it were truly missing it's clad layers, it would be much lighter than a normal quarter, and it wouldn't be so...
Clad coins are minted from metal sheets that are pressed together under great pressure, making them adhere strongly to each other. Pennies are...
Pennies are not clad, they are electroplated.
It is. Now, tell us what you see that made you post it and ask for opinions.
I think that you are correct.
Mine are coming in on Saturday. I'll be checking them carefully.
No, it's the water.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. My responses were not in any way an endorsement of DC. I still think the pictured coin(?) is ugly.
That is not a cent, it's a quarter.
Uh, no. DC would never produce anything so ugly.
Did you know that a poll is not mandatory? And most of the time, unnecessary? [IMG]
I'm still not convinced. I'll sit by and wait for others more knowledgeable to offer opinions.
I want to see a pic of the inside of the clip.
I don't think so. The edge/rim is too sharp in my opinion. Show us the reverse and a pic of the edge at the clip.
It's a teller's stamp gone astray.
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