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ajaan
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Why make a copy of a state quarter? Anyone seen these before? Unfortunately I can't test if they are silver.
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If you have no other way to test, maybe the tissue test?
Why not? Just about anything these days is copied FOR PROFIT of course.
There are a lot of those sets floating around. They are not silver, in my experience. Typically, it costs the producer less than it would to buy proof coins from the MInt. They then package them and sell them for a profit.
Makes perfectly good sense to me.
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I think they pictured alternate designs that were not picked for the official coins.
Now that makes more sense.
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I wonder if they'll do the Arkansas quarter with the Bill Clinton design.
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If they are not US Mint products, they are counterfeits. No exceptions.
They are silver plated unless marked on the edge "999 FINE SILVER" or similar. It looks like maybe those two were found in circulation ?
I did the basic graphic design for the Washington DC concept quarter. I also did the graphic design for a similar Puerto Rico concept quarter. The Missouri concept shows the original design created by an artist from Missouri. That design was later modified by the US Mint, much to the chagrin of that original artist and there was quite a lot of "protesting" over it.
All were minted by Sunshine Minting and marketed by National Collectors Mint (NCM). I was contracted by NCM to do the graphic designs in 2004 and that was the extent of my involvement in it.
More information is here (see the 4th section from the top titled "Washington DC and Puerto Rico novelty quarters, 2004-2009."):
moonlightmint.com/other.htm
The ones shown are probably worth a couple dollars in that condition (if silver plated). The solid silver versions are quite a bit scarcer and worth more, of course.
Thanks for the information dcarr.
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They are stamped "copy"
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@RogerB Roger, the subject coins appear to have the word ”COPY” stamped in the hair on the back of Washington’s Head (See red👇circled areas)
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OK. Missed those - I though that was tarnish or dirt. They comply with HPA so are OK.
We'll be sure and let them know.
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It takes an exceptional numismatist to post a response as this. Some would try to weasel out and most would not reply at all. Way to go Roger!!! A tiny slip like this is nothing. I didn't look closely enough to see "copy" either because those coins were awful.
The original Missouri design was actually superior to the final design that was used (in my opinion), although the original was not as historically accurate (according to the US Mint).
Original artist's rendering:
Actual coin:
Indeed, both designs on the 'copies' are clearly superior to what was actually used.
They make fake grapes and fake lettuce in china. Nothing is off limits.
In my search for a W quarter, I truly hope I do not find any of these 'copies'....
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Why? They are probably more scarce than the W quarters.
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@jmlanzaf ... My focus has now changed... the search is ON!!
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If it wasn't illegal, I would be tempted to let them loose into the wild. The coins imaged are not circulated. They may look like that due to my poor imaging skills.
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