Sacagawea & Presidential Dollars Missing Plating?

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Rollhunta Valued Member United States 69 Posts	Posted 11/20/2018 8:50 pm Came across these while going through 16 rolls of dollars. They are silver coins with visible copper on the edges. I'm assuming that they are missing the gold plating. Looking for input from the CC. Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving CC. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 11/20/2018 8:52 pm @RH could they have been plated after leaving the mint? "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Rollhunta Valued Member United States 69 Posts	Posted 11/20/2018 8:56 pm They are perfectly smooth so it's obvious that no environmental damage was done to the coins. The image don't come close to doing them justice, they are "near" perfect. Except for a couple of scratches. Report this Post to the Staff
Rollhunta Valued Member United States 69 Posts	Posted 11/20/2018 9:17 pm Thanks for your input. Happy TG. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5240 Posts	Posted 11/20/2018 9:20 pm The Sacagawea is environmental toning. I have a boatload of those things with some looking just like that. The other dollar coin, I'd be willing to say the same thing, environmental toning. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/21/2018 04:52 am I don't think they are plated,they are clad. Looks like environmental damage to me as well. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Pete2226 Pillar of the Community United States 3331 Posts	Posted 11/21/2018 10:23 am They are clad, not plated. Pres/ Native American $1 Composition consists of a core of pure copper with an outer layer of manganese brass consisting of 77% copper, 12% zinc, 7% manganese and 4% nickel. Including both the core and outer layers, the overall composition is 88.5% copper, 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese, and 2% nickel. Diameter = 26.5 mm and weight = 8.1 g Missing one clad layer weight approximately 5.8 g - 6.1 g Suggest checking by weighing your coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Rollhunta Valued Member United States 69 Posts	Posted 11/24/2018 3:23 pm Thanks Folks Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 11/24/2018 4:48 pm Sacagawea and Presidential dollars aren't plated, they're clad. Most likely some environmental damage/toning. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/24/2018 7:23 pm SBA dollar on Sac planchet: Sac on SBA planchet: Report this Post to the Staff
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