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Washington Quarters > Ch. 2 > Altered & Counterfeit Coins

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, John Feigenbaum. This information was originally published in 1994 in The Complete Guide to Washington Quarters.]
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By J.P. Martin, ANA Numismatist

The Washington quarter series is plagued by an alarmingly high number of counterfeits, some with a sophistication not seen in other series of United States coins. If there is… Continued...

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Washington Quarters > Ch. 2 > Gallery of Errors

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, John Feigenbaum. This information was originally published in 1994 in The Complete Guide to Washington Quarters.]
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Even under the strictest standards of quality control, any coin with a mintage in the millions is inevitably going to see a fair number of errors enter the marketplace.  The Washington quarter series is… Continued...

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