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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 2157697, member: 4781&quot;]Thanks,</p><p>The die characteristics of the coin shown at the beginning of this thread appear to be those of a very late die state. Die scratches are common on late-state dies. Look at some 1964 Kennedy half dollars (for example) and you will see a lot of them. The thin lines to the left and right of the Eagle&#039;s head appear to be die cracks. Such die cracks in that vicinity on genuine US Mint Washington Quarters are very common.</p><p><br /></p><p>Laser scanning/engraving could be used to replicate a coin. But the surface texture would be wrong. As cut, a laser-engraved die would have a somewhat rough die texture, which requires polishing. Any such polishing would wipe out the excessive flow lines of a late die state piece. So the coin pictured, if it is in fact counterfeit, was not produced by laser (in my opinion). And I&#039;m not convinced that laser scanning and engraving is capable of replicating very slight differences in depth. It is one thing to scan and cut a geometric shape 0.001&quot; deep into a die face. It is a lot more difficult to replicate surface texture and slight changes in design depth. An abrupt change in depth of just 0.0001&quot; would be easily visible on a coin under moderate magnification (10x power loupe).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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