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I missed the comment about thickness - that is critical. I saw the reference to a crude balance but felt that it was not an accurate enough method to provide a good indication. From the description that it was too thin, it may very well be a missing layer. The details look too good to be the results of an acid removal of the outer layer. It clearly looks struck as is. So it must have started as a thinner than normal planchet. This could be an off metal planchet. Perhaps a piece of cent stock was run through a dollar blanking machine. You never know.
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Cent stock for this year, is Copper plated zinc,, the edge would be very detectable if that were the case.
Rick
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Metalman - the SBA dollar is dated 1979 which places it prior to the conversion to zinc - the 1993 quarter is after this time. I was referring to the SBA. |
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My mistake,, the possibility exists that it could have cent stock,,
Sorry,, been a long day !!
Probly the only way this coin will find peace is to send it in to anacs and see what they say,, or perhaps submit it to coneca for an opinion.
Rick
Edited by Metalman
08/30/2006 12:34 am
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Thanks for joining in Swamperbob.I have checked the edge very carefully and there is no seam line but I could not bring myself to get a blade anywhere near this coin or any other  The surface color is a beautiful uniform and lustrous copper color. |
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Here is a scan of the edge of this coin   |
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grouse12 - I think ANACS is the solution here - that edge looks fine to me.
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Good luck with the certification. I can't wait to here the results.
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the hour glass I refer to if you hold the coin on edgeand play light back and for do you see an hour glass reflection like on some new coins
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FYI. Weight is an indicator of how coin came to be. Sometimes clad seperates durring the blanking process and the metal clad seperates from the core. Other times the clad coin planchet may get mixed in with zinc cent planchets and become copper coated. Beware. You can actually solder a rod to clad coins and rip off the clading! You can tell if this is the case by very close examiniation of the texture of the surface of the coin and by exaimination of the flat surface area of the rim on obv. and rev. Usually in this case some jagged metal will be left behind and appear as a tear about the rim surface area where metal was ripped loose. If coin grades as real. KEEP IT. Lastly, look at the rim area for cladding layer depths. This will speak volumes. Hope this helps. P.S. I passed on a state quater totally copper washed obv. and rev. and beautiful at $500.00 only because I could not buy it then. Twas a bargain. Dollar outta be worth more. Regardless of todays State Quarter popularity. Good luck. Gusp |
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ÓK another update for anyone still watching. Today I weighed the coin and it came out as 7.5-7.9 grams (darn scales kept rounding up  ) Edited by grouse12
09/04/2006 2:52 pm
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I am interested in the outcome from Anacs but please watch your language in the posts as this is a family forum.
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Sorry Dewayne76 you are right and I have changed the offending word!! |
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Good Job. Edited by Dewayne76
09/04/2006 10:10 pm
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Posted 08/29/2006 11:59 pm
ps maybe the expert from coneca hasn't finished doing this yet
