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Sharp eyes, and those who know the series, will spot the error in this coin immediately. The coin is 100% nickel, circulated to about EF-AU grade.  "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Ok Roger I'm guessing this one is not a tombac and it should be ...
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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And should be round. Wrong planchet used.
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Rest in Peace
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Pillar of the Community
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Ok 1942 nickle round with denticles.. 12 sided should be tombac ? so whats the error I'm about blind staring at mine to find it...
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Pillar of the Community
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nickel planchet struck with dies designed for tombac planchet.
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice find!
How uncommon are these?
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
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You're sure that this one is not counterfeit?
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Very, very sure. I even tested it with the XRF and examined the rim with the SEM.
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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SPP...You have access to a SEM...Nice.....  You spoiled little brat... 
Edited by wert
11/17/2012 7:21 pm
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SPP - Could you post a couple more pictures at different angles . In the picture you provide it looks like there is a possibility that a round one was given sides . If you look in the picture especially above the "5 cents" the rim looks rounded over .
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I think the lack of denticles would rule that out immediately. I have another picture I can put up - but I no longer have the coin...
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Easy to remove something that is there ( not saying this one ) . The rim doesn't look right in the pictures . Being different materials , the striking pressure would have been different . The "nickel" shouldn't have struck up so nice .
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Posted 11/17/2012 4:27 pm
