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Pillar of the Community
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I'd say plated with something.
Also, be careful, because people were known to use mercury to plate coins before its dangers were known.
Not sure that's what you have, but it seems to be a possibility.
Perhaps someone more knowledgeable than I will chime in and confirm/deny?
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Rest in Peace
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From Biokemist, Quote:
a magnet and scale should confirm it.  |
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I did check it with a magnet before I took the pics. It's not magnetic plated.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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And it's off by 2 years if your thinking aluminum  |
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Moderator
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Maybe mercury. John1  |
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Valued Member
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Yikes, if it's mercury, should I put it in some kind of air tight container?
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Pillar of the Community
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You don't want to touch mercury. It is not zinc, it would have oxidized by now. It could be platinum or silver or nickel..
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Pillar of the Community
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I bought it To help ensure that you (or anyone else) do not, it might be a good idea to dispose of it. When in doubt, throw it out. |
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CoinMasters, -- he's already had the coin in his possession for about 30 years.
Just Sayin.
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Pillar of the Community
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Judging by the marks above the date and on the reverse by cent it looks like someone a) unsuccessfully tried to scrape beneath the plating...or b) scraped the coin before it was plated so it appears to not be plated. Mercury isn't bad for ya....its in Tuna and in Vaccines  |
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Pillar of the Community
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When I was a kid my dentist would give me a drop of mercury in my hand. Tons of fun to play with it rolling in my palm like a liquid BB. Yeh... I'm old !
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah, maybe it's not as bad as they say. I'm pretty old too, still carrying around a lead pencil point in my leg from the fifth grade. It's a wonder I don't melt and you don't boil over. lol
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Bedrock of the Community
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Mercury poisoning is rather over rated. You have to actually get it into your system by drinking or eating some. If you've had this coin that long, and if rubbing it doesn't come off. it is not Mercury. More than likely it was done in a chem lab by kids just having fun. Might be Zinc, Tin, Lead or who knows what they used.
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 Most of us older members played with mercury as kids. We are still kicking. Wait, "Honey, what did you say?" "Have you seen my glasses?" "I do not remember." See, Sea , Cee still kicking.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Give it a acetone bath to remove the sticky substance on the face!
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