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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 7751359, member: 101855&quot;]Looking at the obverse, it&#039;s quite obvious that this coin is bad. The surfaces have a grainy texture and the devices are not sharp as you would see on a genuine piece. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1327197[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>On the reverse, you have an extra ray of light that does not appear on the genuine coin. These coins were made from hubbed dies, and it would not be possible to have this variety occur unless some mint employee got bored and decided to add it as it was on the Wisconsin State Quarter some years ago. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the reverse of the OP coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1327198[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And here is a genuine coin. The photo is from the &quot;Coin Facts&quot; web site. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1327200[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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