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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;neburg964, post: 32783, member: 2007&quot;]It turned out to be a silver-plated quarter.&nbsp; My local coinshop was really excited about it, since it turned out to have the proper weight and diameter. </p><p>The plating job is excellent; it looks so good that the coin does NOT look plated (if that makes any sense).&nbsp; Even under a microscope it was hard to tell.&nbsp; In fact, they insisted that I let them broker the coin if it turned out to be genuine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, once we did a chemical abrasion test the truth was revealed.</p><p>Major bummer!&nbsp; Why would anyone silverplate a regular quarte and then throw it back into circulation?&nbsp; Probably to get somebody&#039;s (mine) pulse racing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to all of you for your feedback and advice.&nbsp; I appreciated it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheers,</p><p><br /></p><p>Marc[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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