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<p>[QUOTE="nikki, post: 404290, member: 15285"]Hi, I'm new here to Coin Talk. I was only browsing through Google to find an answer to a question I had. </p><p><br /></p><p>While working the other day and counting down my cash register, there was this strange ping noise that sounded unfamiliar to my ears while I was counting the quarters. I have always had a strange obsession with foreign currency, old coins and such. So at first I thought it could be an old silver quarter (I've got two!! ^_^ ), however when I examined it closer, there was the slash of copper. I knew I wasn't crazy, so I compared the sound of the 1974 quarter that grabbed my attention to other quarters. I noticed a difference of the quarter I found to be at a much higher note. After brining it home to compare it to my other Silver quarters I have, its a lower noter compared to those. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, I found this site because it seems that I am not the only one that has found a ...... don't know if to call it a counterfeit quarter or not, because perhaps it may be real, but made differently (mistakes happen all the time right?). Someone here had a similar experience as mine. Just would like to know if anyone else has anything on this that may help me learn more about this quarter that I have.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks, *~*SMILE*~* nikki[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="nikki, post: 404290, member: 15285"]Hi, I'm new here to Coin Talk. I was only browsing through Google to find an answer to a question I had. While working the other day and counting down my cash register, there was this strange ping noise that sounded unfamiliar to my ears while I was counting the quarters. I have always had a strange obsession with foreign currency, old coins and such. So at first I thought it could be an old silver quarter (I've got two!! ^_^ ), however when I examined it closer, there was the slash of copper. I knew I wasn't crazy, so I compared the sound of the 1974 quarter that grabbed my attention to other quarters. I noticed a difference of the quarter I found to be at a much higher note. After brining it home to compare it to my other Silver quarters I have, its a lower noter compared to those. Anyways, I found this site because it seems that I am not the only one that has found a ...... don't know if to call it a counterfeit quarter or not, because perhaps it may be real, but made differently (mistakes happen all the time right?). Someone here had a similar experience as mine. Just would like to know if anyone else has anything on this that may help me learn more about this quarter that I have. Thanks, *~*SMILE*~* nikki[/QUOTE]
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