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<p>[QUOTE="Zingewill, post: 2235780, member: 36560"]I just obtained a quarter similar to yours today. I found it in a junk silver bin at a coin store. It's dated 1965 and looks aluminum, only heavier. I can only conclude it is either lead or zinc. Relief patterns show strength in details on the obverse, but the reverse is curiously weak and blurry despite having a strong rim. My best guess is that it was cast in a homemade clay planchet made using a real clad quarter. This post is the only other occurrence of this kind of thing that I can find on the internet. I will post pictures in a few days, once I have access to my camera again. It's a genuine oddity, even if it might be counterfeit, that will add a splash of uniqueness to my collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Zingewill, post: 2235780, member: 36560"]I just obtained a quarter similar to yours today. I found it in a junk silver bin at a coin store. It's dated 1965 and looks aluminum, only heavier. I can only conclude it is either lead or zinc. Relief patterns show strength in details on the obverse, but the reverse is curiously weak and blurry despite having a strong rim. My best guess is that it was cast in a homemade clay planchet made using a real clad quarter. This post is the only other occurrence of this kind of thing that I can find on the internet. I will post pictures in a few days, once I have access to my camera again. It's a genuine oddity, even if it might be counterfeit, that will add a splash of uniqueness to my collection.[/QUOTE]
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