Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;eschn3am, post: 43716, member: 2595&quot;]I&#039;m wondering whether or not everyone thinks this is real or counterfeit...based soley on the circumstances.</p><p><br /></p><p>I received a 2003 (P) Arkansas quarter with my change at a McDonalds in upstate New York while on the way back from a ski trip on January 19th, 2004. Now the quarter seemed to be in great condition when I got it, extremely new and shiny, but has become more tarnished since then. My reasons for thinking it is real:</p><p><br /></p><p>I found it &lt; 3 months after release date (Oct 20th, 2003)</p><p>It is noticeably thinner/lighter than a normal quarter</p><p>I found it in circulation, so I wasn&#039;t buying it off a potential counterfeiter</p><p><br /></p><p>So my rationale is that one would be hard pressed to find an Arkansas quarter, reproduce the clad layer missing error, then sell it to a collector who finds out it&#039;s fake and puts it back in circulation where I find it in near mint condition at McDonalds (unless someone fakes the error and just uses it as a regular quarter...but why would they do that?). I always assumed it was real and the McDonalds just got it straight from the mint</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, I sent it off to ANACS for verification/grading, and it should be back in a few days. I&#039;m asking here to kind of aleviate my fears after reading this article. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinresource.com/articles/state_quarter_missing_clad.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinresource.com/articles/state_quarter_missing_clad.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinresource.com/articles/state_quarter_missing_clad.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry I don&#039;t have any pictures with me, they&#039;re on my computer back at home and I can&#039;t take any more until the quarter makes it back. What should I be expecting though? For the coin to be legitimate or faked?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in