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Pillar of the Community
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"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
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This coin could be plated, needs an XRF
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It sticks to a magnet, therefore it's not merely plated, it is either nickel or plated steel.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
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A 1982 penny should weigh 2.5 g, so yours is within mint tolerances. It is fully struck and centered. No 2.5 g foreign coins were struck by the RCM in 1982. Result? Your coin is plated.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Not plated.
Please show me a plated coin with a bronze or copper core that sticks to a magnet.
The plating would have to be so thick the devices would become enlarged.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
Edited by DBM
08/15/2020 3:06 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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I would agree. to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Lokinjz - How strongly is it attracted to a magnet?
Like just barely or super strongly?
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New Member
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Hey everyone, thanks for the replies and welcomes. To answer your question, it is only weakly attracted to the magnet. Does this mean it's plated? If so, what does that mean? Not rare at all I assume?
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Pillar of the Community
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New Member
Canada
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Ah that's my mistake, I should have mentioned it was only weakly magnetic in the first place. Thanks to everyone for the help figuring this out.
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Pillar of the Community
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I surrender.
I asked if it sticks to a magnet, the answer was affirmative.
Now we learn it's only weakly attracted.
I still stand by what I said, please show me a plated copper core cent sticking to a magnet.
A regular everyday fridge magnet not a super magnet.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
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Ah that's my mistake, I should have mentioned it was only weakly magnetic in the first place All good Lokinj, keep asking questions; hopefully you'll find a real off-metal or foreign planchet strike! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Still worth taking this coin to a large gold buyer or coin dealer that has an XRF, and zap it difference of being worth 1 cent or 200 or 300 bucks
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Moderator
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That depends on the beam strength of the XRF, and how thick the plating is...
DBM - I use rare earth magnets... much easier to differentiate plated vs normal magnetic off metals, and even works through hard plastic slabs.
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to the Community! |
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