The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 47, November 5, 2005, Article 29

MORE ON PARODY COINS

Last week, in discussing the satirical "quarters" modeled
After the U.S. Fifty States Quarter series, I asked: "Is it
true that thes are overstruck on real quarters?"

Kavan Ratnatunga writes: "
Yes, they are all clearly overstuck and that is why they
are legal like elongates. I have almost a complete set
posted at Full Story

The better original parody coins were struck I am told
at All American Coin Company Inc, and others have
joined in trying to profit from them and probably kill
their collectibility.  I do have few low grade copies in
aluminum, which are clearly junk and maybe illegal.

[Thanks for assembling the web page of images. A picture
is worth 1,000 words, and the words to describe the Clinton
Arkansas quarter would brand The E-Sylum in spam filters
as content unfit for polite company. -Editor]

Troy Hine writes: "Canadian Coin News October 18, 2005
issue contains a column by Hans Neidermair about Fark.com,
a website that encourages readers to participate in a
Photoshop contest to design their own quarter. The
website is www.trajan.ca."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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