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Pillar of the Community
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It still looks plated or polished to me.
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Pillar of the Community
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If I am able to find someone with a scale or a way to weigh this and it ways the exact same as a regular bicentennial, then what does that mean?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Check the edge for the copper core, if you cannot see it then the coin has certainly been plated. A weight will probably not be able to tell you if has been plated or not, electroplating adds a miniscule amount of metal to the surface of a coin. The last photos certain make it appear to be either plated or buffed, it is just too glossy for a normal business strike.
Edited by biokemist6
02/07/2012 3:45 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Still looks a little strange to me, unlike a BU half should look.
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree with the above posters. I don't think this coin has original surfaces.
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Pillar of the Community
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The copper core is VERY clear to see, it most certainly hasn't been plated unless someone was able to keep the rim original. Maybe it was polished or shined, but I haven't a clue otherwise. I was hoping it'd be a good MS67 so I could sell/trade for silver. But I need to find out what's up with it first. Maybe I can put a regular strike side by side with this.
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Rest in Peace
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The fields look too smooth to be anything but plated.
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Why can't this be a rare version/strike of this coin worth a couple hundred? I think that must be what it is. lol Tonight or tomorrow I'll try to get it next to another nice "regular" bicentennial I have.
Thanks everyone for the help/insight.
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree that maybe you should get a picture next to another coin for comparison.
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Alright, below I have this coin, then a regular bicentennial. Since I took the time to upload a picture of the "regular" one, can someone tell me how they would grade the regular and any value to it? :)   THANKS!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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The coin on the right looks like it is in better condition to me... The one in question on the left still looks strange. Like it has small pitting or something, the surface seems rough as opposed to the one on the right. the left one just doesn't look original to me. Let's see what others say.
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Pillar of the Community
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I suspect your coin is simply well polished. I think the "strange texture" people are reporting is just signs of wear. Just as an experiment, I took a very worn Bicentennial Kennedy half dollar (the rims are completely worn smooth) and tried polishing it up a bit with a jeweler's cloth. Here's the before (top) and (after (bottom) pic:  |
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Pillar of the Community
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That bottom coin of your experiment has a similar color to the coin that is in question.
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Thanks Barryg... that's probably what it is. It's sad because this coin was in nice condition before they decided to shine it up.
Any value on the other one I posted? Or grading?
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