Is anyone here good at IDing blanks?

[skydog]

Is anyone here good at ID'ing blanks?

How do you know if it's a slug or a blank? I got this recently in a roll of quarters; in the final pic it's laying on top of a real quarter. The diameter and thickness seem to match perfectly.

 

[nsdq]

is it clad or solid color on edge ? hard to tell from pic,

 

[skydog]

Solid color with very faint looking grooves on 1/2 of it. it almost looks 2 layered from the side? Here's a couple of additional pics, but it's hard to capture the image.

 

[nsdq]

it may be a blank but weigh it or take it to a coin shop ,,,, you have seen knock outs on elect boxes ? i found all crusty cleaned it looked like a silver coin but then seen the tip were it was notched in the hole an it was magnetic but you never know hope you figure it out

 

[skydog]

OK, I feel pretty stupid right now! I'm very familiar with electrical box knock outs; it's not that. But it is magnetic! (_8^(l) Doh!

 

[nsdq]

well you never know don't feel bad it happens so i guess it is solved

 

[nsdq]

could be a washer with no hole punched, shim , counter weight

 

[skydog]

so do you think it's a purposeful fake; it's perfectly matched in diameter and thickness to a real quarter.

 

[nsdq]

could be if it weighs the same,, or it may be foreign plancet blank

 

[sagittarius98]

could be if it weighs the same,, or it may be foreign plancet blank

Canadian quarters have almost the same diameter(.4 mm difference), and are magnetic.