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Spence, my property is located near an extremely old gravel pit where they used to get rock for railroad tracks to set on.
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it weighs 1.47 gms The coin shows a bit of wear. If silver is suspect try the tissue test. Use a modern (non-war) nickel and a known (1964 or earlier) silver dime or the like to compare with. More food for thought. Specs, Copper-nickel 3 cents1865 to 1873 Weight 1.944 grams Tolerance 0.259 grams Diameter 17.90 mm Composition 75 Cu, 25 Ni Silver 3 cents1854 to 1873 Weight 0.746 grams Tolerance 0.032 grams Diameter 14.00 mm Composition 900 Ag, 100 Cu |
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Thanks for that information Doug! I'll give that a try in the morning. I do have a question tho, if by chance the silver part of the coin shows through with out the cladding, am I to assume it may be silver?
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Doug, here are the pics of the tissue test. You can see the outline of the bust but that may be the result of the staining around the bust? As you cam see it is almost the exact same diameter of the 1941 Mercury dime to its left. It has the same ring as the Mercury dime when dropped a couple of inches from the counter they are sitting on. Not sure about it being conclusive. I think I am going to give it a nice long soak in acetone. Thoughts on the results?   Edited by Jim0815
08/28/2018 08:31 am
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Jim , if you do get a metal detector I would go over every inch of your property ,not just the garden . If you have found one classic coin , you'll find more .  |
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That would be awesome T-Bop! I'll go over more than that.
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08/28/2018 08:06 am
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First thought was potential off metal. After zooming in really close the opacity through the tissue test seems to favor the clad coin more. If in doubt you can have it tested. Thanks, Doug. PS: I have a nickel in similar condition, maybe encrusted a little worse. Acetone was no help on mine. |
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Doug, it hasn't done much for this coin either. It took some of the crud off and it now bounces between 1.45 and 1.46 grams.
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08/28/2018 1:02 pm
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