2004 Nickel Struck On Wrong Foreign Planchet? - Page 2

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DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9873 Posts	Posted 09/13/2014 10:54 pm I believe specified weight for the mutiply 1 piso is 5.35gr. Here's some on my POS scale, your 5.2 ain't far off. Here's a couple of quarters, one slightly over, one slightly under the specified weight of 4.4 grams. Certainly neither is a wrong planchet strike. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
bkh2015 Valued Member 156 Posts	Posted 09/14/2014 12:50 am DBM, if you have 1piso 2004 kindly try weight it. Report this Post to the Staff
Zimmy Valued Member United States 462 Posts	Posted 09/14/2014 08:38 am Seems pretty clear that your coin is PMD. Nothing adds up on the weight angle except a slight reduction due to acid treatment. Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 09/14/2014 10:40 am I was to busy looking for a web page on foreign planchets and didn't pay attention to the coin itself.. I do agree your coin looks acid etched which does reduce the weight, after a good second look I to think its PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
wert Rest in Peace 1988 Posts	Posted 09/14/2014 10:46 am Report this Post to the Staff
bkh2015 Valued Member 156 Posts	Posted 09/14/2014 11:03 am Pennyman007, Sorry guys, I am not with acid job on this coin. An acid job it's different from what you see it will destroy the coin and will never left the smooth surface. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9873 Posts	Posted 09/14/2014 12:41 pm A relatively weak solution of sulphuric acid could do this. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
wert Rest in Peace 1988 Posts	Posted 09/14/2014 1:14 pm ... But bkh2015 if you dont think what people are telling you is the probable affect, you can always send it to a professional coin analysis institution to see what their conclusions are... Report this Post to the Staff
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