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Plating Moderns To Sell As Bu?

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In digging around the less mainstream corners of coin sites, I have run across a number of listings for very bright coins that seem to have a thick and painted-over appearance. Most are 30+ years old.

Do dealers ever plate coins with nickel or silver in an effort to sell them as BU?

It's also possible that they are using camera filters. I know that would be dumb, but people are people.
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This coin is being sold as BU. The obverse has a "filled D mint mark". When I look at the lines of Independence Hall, or that Machine Doubling on dollar, or the text of EPU, I see a really mushy appearance. There is clear Die Deterioration, but even so, a BU coin should have sharp relief from the field. That softening of all the edges makes me think plated.

If we could see the rim, I guess it would be obvious. But that wouldn't work on something like a nickel.
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