What's up with this coin?
I recently found a strange quarter. It’s lighter than usual, and the reeding is uneven (in some places, the edge is almost entirely copper, in others, almost entirely nickel, but both metals are on all parts of the edge). I can’t find any info on a coin error of this type. What am I looking at here? My mind jumps to "counterfeit," but I’d like a more experienced opinion.
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Categories: Trivia Tags: Copper, metals, pennsylvania state, philadelphia mint, reeding, state quarter
Is it illegal to melt down Canadian coins that were obtained in the U.S?
I know it is illegal to melt down US coins in the US, and it is illegal to melt down Canadian coins in Canada. But what about coins that have traveled from Canada into the US. Can those coins obtained by US citizens , though not transported by the US citizens whom obtain them, be melted down for their metals?… Continue reading
