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Valued Member
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What l'm sayng ;s, the majorty of the d;me on both s;des, the sh;ny s;lver ;s the OUTSDE layer. The dull, flat gray ;s UNDERNEATH. L;ke look at the last photograph--;t shows ;t best. The 'ST' of 'STATES' are ma;nly th;s dull gray metal, whatever ;t ;s. Because the s;lver has flaked OFF of them.
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03/28/2020 10:52 am
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Valued Member
United States
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Acetone/scrap;ng reveals more of the flat metal underneath. That's part of how l f;gured th;s out.
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 United States
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the weight is totally normal, 2.48g. Assuming that the size of this dime is also normal, then it can only be made from silver. Lead, tin, or any other hypothetical off-metal strike would be out of spec on weight. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Valued Member
United States
212 Posts |
Then are s;lver co;ns made w;th a dull layer and a sh;ny outer layer, somehow?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like lacquer to me. How long did you leave it in the acetone bath?
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Pillar of the Community
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scrap;ng Did you say scrap;ng? No! No! No! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not counterfeit. Genuine dime. Interesting cocktail of environmental damage--and perhaps some hi-jinks inflicted by a bored individual (or two)..
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Moderator
United States
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Then are s;lver co;ns made w;th a dull layer and a sh;ny outer layer, somehow? NO |
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Valued Member
United States
212 Posts |
Ha, l w;ll put a postage stamp on th;s th;ng r;ght now (okay Monday) and ma;l ;t to any adm;n who wants to take a look, and they can keep ;t. lt looks even stranger ;n person than the photos, l;ke the gray part ;s really closer to wh;te on the reverse.
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Valued Member
United States
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ke;th12, l d;dn't leave ;t ;n acetone; l just wetted a Q-t;p w;th acetone, also nudged a b;t w;th my f;ngerna;l and the s;lver flaked r;ght onto my f;nger, leav;ng a larger dull patch than there was before.
USSlD, ;f ;t's just spray pa;nt, then why not scrape ;t? lt's not a key date or even h;gh grade common date obv;ously. Worth less than a buck for melt, lF real s;lver, ha.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Leave it in acetone over night. cant hurt. I'm guessing that stuff will be gone in the morning. And order a keyboard  |
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United States
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Ha, you order me a keyboard, or send me the money for one. l wlll do the acetone soak, but your guess about "that stuff" belng gone by mornlng, do you mean the shlny or dull "stuff"? Whlch part do you thlnk was added to thls dlme?
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03/28/2020 10:39 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well?  Glad to see your keyboard is working better |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
744 Posts |
The "dull" stuff is probably shellac or varnish someone put on it to keep it from tarnishing...
I actually have a signed baseball from the 1950's that someone varnished to preserve it... Looks like crap now...
Acetone should do the trick...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Or nail polish. (Which acetone will remove)
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