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Pillar of the Community
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 and yes they are just plated cents. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Welcome to CC! PMD, plated Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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hopefully those were only plated with Nickel, it could be mercury, which is extremely dangerous to touch. I might suggest tossing them in the garbage, just to be safe.
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Pillar of the Community
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Throw those into the garbage just to be safe. It may be mercury plated just like the person above me just said.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you CRH, over time you will find dozens of plated coins. I usually give these to folks I work with who have kids since the novelty isn't wasted on them (immediately anyway). It's a nice way to try and hook a youngster to get into the hobby.
I received a plated Bicentennial quarter yesterday in change at lunch. I put it on the desk of one of those folks with kids. I was hoping for an impaired proof at first glance, but it was just a poorly plated quarter.
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Pillar of the Community
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If you CRH, over time you will find dozens of plated coins. I guess I should look at more coins, as I have only found 2 so far! |
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Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to the forum! Quote:
hopefully those were only plated with Nickel, it could be mercury, which is extremely dangerous to touch. Mercury in this state is not as dangerous as the media would have us believe. The Mercury in your curly light bulb would be more of a hazard than touching these cents. This is what the EPA has to say about cleaning up after breaking one of those bulbs: https://www.epa.gov/cfl/cleaning-broken-cfl |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Kids in school Chem Labs have fun plating coins with anything they can plate with.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I have one plated Lincoln (1996?) in one of my folders;
the plating doesn't add any value, but these looks to be in great shape, and were I in your spot I wouldn't hesitate to add them to one of my folders :)
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Pillar of the Community
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Doesn't the law prohibit altering or defacing U. S. currency? Seems to me that's what this is.
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Only if done to deceive or commit fraud.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Doesn't the law prohibit altering or defacing U. S. currency? Coins, No. You can do just about anything you want to in the way of mutilating or defacing your coins as long as it isn't done with fraudulent intent, or you aren't putting advertising on them. Paper money on the other had IS illegal to deface in any way that would make it unfit to be reissued. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Keep them! Keep them! Put them in a 2x2!
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This is just my personal opinion . But I would say have them looked at by a real professional in your town or someone that can really examine the coins up close as opposed through photos because alot of the answers that you will get from people here would be purely guessing since there's really absolutely no way to tell for sure what they really are made from without some kind testing or close examinations by a real expert .They do look very shiny or plated but then again so are coins that have never been circulated ... Oh and your very welcome ... don't mention it .
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