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1974 Error Cinco Centavos

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CandyAss New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 01/17/2022 1:17 pm 1974 cinco centavos coin is supposed to be brown in color but I found this silver colored coin...so I was wondering Is this an error coin? And if so is it worth anything? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 23318 Posts	Posted 01/17/2022 1:21 pm @can, what is the weight of this piece? Also, can you please check to see if it a magnet is attracted to it all? It could be an off-metal strike, but much more likely is that it was plated by someone after leaving the mint. The answers to those two questions should help us figure it out for you. Thx. "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
ijn1944 Pillar of the Community United States 8102 Posts	Posted 01/17/2022 1:24 pm Difficult to tell from the one photo posted, but it does have the appearance of a plated coin. Report this Post to the Staff
CandyAss New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 01/17/2022 1:25 pm It weighs 2.5 grams and it's not magnetic. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 14764 Posts	Posted 01/17/2022 1:54 pm My guess would be that it was plated after it left the mint. Not an error. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 112450 Posts	Posted 01/17/2022 2:28 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 23318 Posts	Posted 01/17/2022 2:49 pm Ok good to know on the weight and magnetic attraction. It seems to be a bit light, at least compared with what is posted on numista: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3152.html I think that aftermarket plating is still the most likely reason, but you could save in a 2x2 until you get a good enough scale to perform a specific gravity test. "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
Sap Moderator Australia 14271 Posts	Posted 01/17/2022 6:17 pm Examine both sides, and the rim, carefully. Look for a small brown spot where the plating is missing. Most "home-made" electroplated coins have a small gap in the plating, where the wire was attached to the coin. It's possible to plate a coin in such a way as to not leave a gap, but it's not easy. Since all modern Mexican coins have the eagle-on-cactus national symbol on them, I suspect someone plated this coin to try to make it look like a newer coin from the post-1992 new peso era. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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