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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robbudo, post: 1077670, member: 19243&quot;]A few responses ago said the fakes are made of lead and then coated.&nbsp; This sounds like it should be a public health issue too.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Separately, I&#039;m surprised there aren&#039;t a glut of fake lead US $1 coins coming over from China.&nbsp; I know the profit margin would be slim, but I bet some young entrepreneur will do it.&nbsp; Your average cashier in the US would have no clue.&nbsp; I spent some 50 cent pieces the other day and the cashier asked me if they were dollar coins.&nbsp; Of course I told her they were half dollars, but it would have been very easy to lie to her.&nbsp; I bet you wouldn&#039;t even need the right design on a US dollar coin to spend it in most places.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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