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Does it just stick to the magnet, or does it JUMP to the magnet? Yes, that is also what I was wondering. However, when you do this, put something very thin in between the coin and the magnet so you won't damage the coin. |
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This is fantastic!! How awesome would this be?
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Lucky you if true! In the half million LWC I have gone through last year; I found 3 or 4 dozen zinc plated copper coins with dates from 42 to 58. None of them passed the magnet and weight test. I also have about a dozen copper plated 43s. All of which DO pass the magnet and weight test. |
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Secondly, determine if there is a gold/jewelry buyer/seller on the Island who is large enough to own an XRF Analyzer - X-Ray Fluorescence is a non-invasive procedure which, in this usage, determines the alloy composition of any precious metal to include revealing plating if it's there. It's not a cheap tool, in excess of $10,000, but a high-volume precious metals dealer could be reasonably expected to have a unit because of the accuracy improvement for their business. Actually, EDXRF is primarily a surface technique, especially on solid materials. It's not good for determining if something is plated. You're a little off on the price. LOL We just bought a new instrument in December and it was $77,000. Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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The most likely scenario is the coin was either plated with a white metal, rubbed with some mercury or painted. I cannot rule out a cast fake either. We saw a cast fake 1943 copper on LCR last summer. Kids in days past used to often coat Lincolns with loose mercury before anyone knew how toxic it was. It could always be real. All the suggestion thus far are great. Weight 2-3 decimal places out. But as stated, a good picture would help tremendously. In fact I wouldn't prepare do anything with it until you get usable photos up.
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A June 21, 2001 press release stated the following:
ICG Grades Finest Known 1944 Steel Cent.
The article goes on to explain who owns it, where purchased, when purchased, etc. Also, with the article was a photo in the ICG slab and graded as MS64, and noted as from the William R. Sieck Collection.
With such proof of this coins existance, again I would like to strees to be carefull of what you do with it, who you show it to, how to handle it. For the small amount of money you would invest to send it to a compamy like PCGS or NGC via registered mail would be the smartest thing to do.
Spending time trying to weigh it or pick at it may not prove anything. Any local personal that could or would test it may well never give it back. Your possibly handling something worth many thousands of dollars so be carefull.
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Pillar of the Community
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 How much would the total cost be to send it to PCGS or NGC? (ballpark) |
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Edited by Bassmaster
01/06/2014 08:10 am
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NGC
100K "Walkthrough".....................125
250K "High Value Walkthrough"..........250
"Unlimited Value Walkthrough".....600
Plus $8 for "handling", $65 for the "Photo Proof" service and return mail (based on value, I don't have the table handy.
Call it $200...
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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How much would the total cost be to send it to PCGS or NGC? (ballpark) Either go to the PCGS or NGC or ICG web sites and ask them. Then too you could simply go to a near by post office and ask how much it costs to send a small package to either one in the USA via Registered mail. In any case it is well worth the small price to do this rather than all the other attempts to figure it all out that may prove nothing. You would need a sensitive scale and even then possibly it would cost about the same and no real proof of what you have. Let the experts do it for a small amount of money. When it comes to such a possibly valueable coin, it is difficult to trust anyone. If for instance you took it to a coin dealer, how would you know you'ld get that one back? How could you prove you even handed it to him? And the more you play around with it, the more chances there are of loss or damage. As I said it is simple to just check out the PCGS or NGC web sites. Edited by just carl
01/06/2014 11:27 am
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Did you find out anything?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I second that - was it a diamond in the rough?
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Seems like we never get results for these.  |
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Probably for a very good reason.
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