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You know. I was thinking maybe missing Copper layer (if that's a thing) because you said it felt lighter and given that it looks like a clad coin with the recent picture side by side a silver one. The thing that stopped me from saying so is I think you would expect a much weaker strike. If you did the knife test right it wouldn't damage the coin. It's just cutting into 1 reed. Also, did you see copper when you did knife test?
Have you tried using a magnet to see if it sticks? Also what is the thickness of the dime?
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the thickness and strike both look fine to me, maybe a little on the thin side when compared to a standard CuNi dime. But I did definitely see brown copper when I filed into the reeding. It is not magnetic.
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The silver dime planchet weighed more than the clad planchet. My guess is that coop may be right that the dime saw some caustic etching; perhaps a quick dip in some acid which would have lightened the planchet and affect it's appearance. That said, Adam states the coin in hand looks normal.
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The only out of the ordinary thing on this coin is the fact that it looks polished, it definitely doesn't look acid etched to me
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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by Adam_E
03/07/2016 10:09 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Sorry it didn't work out for you.
Thread was still entertaining and educational.
You may not have a big win here, but the rest of us readers have.
Thanks for sharing.
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Pillar of the Community
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You may want to send Mike a note - he may respond to this thread.
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah ill see if I can contact him
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Bedrock of the Community
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On the first two images I noticed how thin the rim was on the coin. (the rim is the first thing altered on an acid dipped coin) The rim on one side and the edge on the otherside, breakdown first.  Note the rim/edge areas on these coin images? |
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yeah that's true, so what are you thinking, dipped in acid then replated?
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Bedrock of the Community
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It may have been dipped just a little and no replating. Maybe the dip changed the color a bit, but to me it still looks like a supro-nickel clad.
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I would like to state that there was a 1966 struck on a silver planchet. It is in Strike it rich with pocket change and the value for it is:
EXTRA FINE $2,400.00........AU $3,000.00........UNC $5,500.00
These are just ball park prices, what I would do is send it in for grading...If it is silver it should weigh 2.5 grams....
Good luck!!!
Patrick
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This has already been cleared up. It's not silver.
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