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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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My strongest suspicion is that it was silver plated in a high school lab. job.
The original intention perhaps was not to deceive anyone.
Does the "white' surface look any whiter that the standard issue in uncirculated condition?
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Rest in Peace
 United States
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Thanks ace_ftw! That is somewhat what I thought was the case, but have never seen a coin with the copper not showing along the edge. I've seen several examples where there was very little on one side and none on the other, so it is very easy to believe that is the case, but I was really thrown off by this piece and its total lack of copper color throughout the outer reeding. Thanks for your reply.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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sel_69l:
No it just looks like your standard 25c business issue. My first thought was plating but I ruled that out almost instantly. I could have been wrong, but it does not look plated, at least as far as I can tell..
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Probably one of the plated with platinum that the TV hucksters well. You know all the mints in BU and also gold plated and platinum. The way to see the copper edge is to remove a bit of reeding on the edge with a razor blade. Then you can see the copper core.:  Then you know it was a plated example. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No idea. EDIT: Just thought I'd throw the idea of a wrong planchet out there, although I'm almost positive that's not what it is. twodsonegf- You can get a decent scale on ebay or Amazon at a low price. Mine's good and only cost me $10-12. Edited by Numisma
10/19/2015 6:48 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Thanks for the replies coop and Numisma
I will try the razor blade technique to see if plating is involved. I appreciate the tip!
Seems I will also be in the market for a cheap scale soon too, though I haven't needed one til now.. thanks for that tip too Numisma
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hold on- I advise against using the razor, as if the coin just so happens to be worth something that would destroy its value. You can get a scale within a few days and then use the weight.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't think the razor would diminish any value the coin hold, IF it is an actual error. The reeding is something that no one really looks at, and it is only taking a small layer off.
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Moderator
 United States
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Silver or platinum plated is my guess. John1  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
637 Posts |
A little late getting back to the thread...
I already started on the razor method and thus far have seen no copper. Not sure how far I've got to dig before seeing any. Scale may be the safest bet. Now that I've already dug in though I may continue a little more to see if anything turns up.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The plating is usually thin. Just make sure you are marking on the same reed. If you don't see the copper (center part of the reed) then it maybe something else. So don't mark a mark elsewhere on the coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I don't think the razor would diminish any value the coin hold, IF it is an actual error. Only about 50%. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Thanks for the help. I feel I dug deeper than expected, but seem to have found a very slight tint of copper, but mostly still a silver-ish color. I will try to get more photos..
You guys are great and very helpful ;)
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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If it's not silver plated,
it may be nickel plated. Color would be right.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4963 Posts |
Does that explain the thickness of the plating?
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