Can anyone help!! Fake quarter!! A first for me.

[Gareth1982]

. Has anyone come across one?? I was so disappointed when it was not silver lol. Seems to be made of copper? But it's supposed to be 80% silver.

 

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[seekerGH]

Well, it is 20% copper....

Why do you think it is fake?

Aluminum foil, baking soda and boiling water to clean it up.

 

[Doc Arey]

Don't think its fake.

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

looks to be a Canadian coin

 

[jadocs]

It's a Canadian quarter

 

[RobRieman]

What year is it? Why do you think it's silver?

 

[DigToChina]

Quarters of that vintage (George VI) would be 80% silver. He believes it is NOT silver. KG VI was the face until 1953. They were 80% until 1967.

 

[enamel7]

Why would anyone fake a quarter? It wouldn't have any great value.

 

[DigToChina]

Wouldn't the value have been higher in the 50s and would have been much easier to pass off vs. larger denominations? Don't know.

I want to see the OP do what seekerGH suggests. Might be surprised.

 

[jadocs]

I'm not sure what we are discussing. It's real.

 

[DigToChina]

I'm not sure what we are discussing. It's real.

You can tell it isn't counterfeit from a dark picture? For the record, I rather doubt it is which is why I'd like to see the OP clean it and post it to close the loop because even if it was a fake, that would still be pretty cool (maybe even cooler).

 

[jadocs]

Yeah I do not think it's fake at all. I'd just like to see the date.

 

[Gareth1982]

Sorry it took so long to post again lol but it was a very crudded up think it sat in cow s!!! For 50 years lol it's a 1943 quarter. I've never dug a silver that was that hard to clean up. So now I know that silver can resemble a corroded copper. Thanks for all your posts.