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Pillar of the Community
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I know somewhere in the posts there was mention - a topic on this type of doctored penny..I also think I seen someone who collects them ? anyhow I got this a little while ago from the corner store again..Thanks to the sharp eyed friend of mine..... Whatever member it was if you would like to add this one or any one else to show at the local clubs let me know... I will send it to the place or person who will do the best with it....   |
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Valued Member
Canada
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I've found a gold plated '80s penny crh'ing...peopla have way to much time on their hands.....:)
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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A silvered penny MAY BE COATED WITH MERCURY!!!!!!
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 Canada
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t_y has a collection of "garage coins" like this. At the September Coin Expo in Toronto, he spent a good amount of time with Geoffery Bell (the auctioneer) to show him how clever some manipulated coins can be. I think this opened lots of eyes, so hopefully, we don't see fabrications in future auctions.
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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11/08/2012 06:24 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I have a 1924 penny that looks like this.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Is the rim damaged as PMD or as an error? |
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the rim is PMD for sure .looks like solder so maybe someone wore this ? well t_y has a collection he can have this one to add to it... worthless to me but good for another.. let him know |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I am inclined to think this coin was plated. Dunno what with, but nickel plating is a favorite. Where the plating has failed, the edges of the plating are ragged.
If the coin had mercury rubbed into it, the mercury would have amalgamated with the surface interface of the bronze underneath.
Mercury forms amalgums (mercury alloys) with other metals under pressure contact at ordinary temperatures. If this was a mercury amalgum surface, there would be a very gradual and even fading from a silvery looking surface into a bronze surface, at the places of highest wear.
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Canada
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1 cent coins were the favourite in shop classes - cheap and easy to plate. Kids would plate them with whatever was available in school, have good laughs and then spend them.
In my collection I have gold and silver plated pieces (probably jewelry work) and the very common nickel plated.
I want to use this post to warn all: there are a good number of cases of twoonies plated with the intent of selling to collectors. CAUTION when approaching "all nickel" twoonies, or unimetal pieces! The most common fake pieces I saw are too shiny to look real, weight a bit over the normal 7.3g and have a magnetic ring with a non-magnetic core. All fake pieces I handled, I scratched the core to make sure they would not go to naive hands.
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morning T_Y you interested in this piece its a 1935 and I have no use for it.... if you want pm me and I will send it on its way ...NO charge its yours....
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