On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:16:50 -0600, "Michael G. Koerner"
wrote:

I almost NEVER hear of any problems with counterfeit USA clad coins, including
the various $1s.

They are counterfeited -- the end result that I've seen is a brass
slug with OK design elements. No hint of even trying to get the
cladding right. Otherwise a little thinner and lighter than a real
coin and sounds rather different. I guess they figured (at the time)
that the things were new enough no one would really notice. Now with
everyone looking at the edges for errors, I'm sure the lack of
cladding would be noticed.

Padraic