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New Member
Canada
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Found this a couple days ago, looking for more information Thank you!   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Always the possibility of a slight color balance problem with pictures to the screen, but this one looks like it has been rubbed with mercury.
Electoplating is another possibility.
Either way, it should weigh the same as a standard penny.
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Pillar of the Community
614 Posts |
Interesting Free Mason mark?... Lol
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yeah, that mason mark is interesting!!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 , sonar84! Masonic punch, plated. |
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Valued Member
Canada
475 Posts |
grade 3 mercury experiment. Boy we used to fun in school with chem classes!
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Valued Member
Canada
248 Posts |
--sonar84-- This coin is what we call PMD and has been messed with! ---Can't say with what but not lagit basically worth less than the penny. Sorry! You just never know unless you ask, keep looking! ---Another tip try a better photo transfer next time, it makes it easier for us to help you.
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Valued Member
Canada
248 Posts |
--54dollarcoin--
They let you play with mercury in grade three?
---That, how should I say, would mess you up!
Edited by commoncents13
05/08/2012 04:55 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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to assume this is not a legit off metal error from the images provided may be a large error itself. Show/send it to someone "in the know." Yes, there are many examples of mercury and plated coins out there, but there are also many legitimate off metal errors from this era.
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Valued Member
Canada
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@CC13..... it did mess me up, I liked playing with mercuryon cents so much it turned me into a glow in the dark numismatist!  . If you think mercury was fun you should see me with acetone in a closed room ! !! |
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 Canada
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A couple of points: 1. Liquid mercury is not harmful to the touch, if you are careful and wash your hands afterwards. The real hazard is mercury vapour. When liquid mercury is spilled, it forms droplets that can accumulate in the tiniest of spaces and then emit vapors. When mercury is boiled (which was a common thing to do when placer gold mining to free the dissolved gold), those mercury vapours are extremely hazardous to inhale. 2. nickelsguy is correct. Have someone who knows errors and how coins are struck examine the item. The majority of the "internet experts" here were all too quick to condemn this coin as a coin that was post-mint altered or plated. Two (and probably more) are known to exist. https://goccf.com/t/103826"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
Edited by SPP-Ottawa
05/08/2012 10:51 pm
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Moderator
Canada
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While we are on the topic, let's see what folks have to say about this coin? (It belongs to a CCF member).  "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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Canada
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sonar84, if you cannot see any trace of brown copper on the rim or within the devices of the coins, ask the board administrator to send you my email. I will gladly test your coin (non-destructive analysis by XRF & SEM) for free. The catch is - if the coin is legitimate, then the analytical results are made public.
"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
Canada
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 send SPP the coin if there is even a chance it is a legit error. |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Why not a scratch test on the rim of the coin.Any value this coin would have could only come from its value as an off-metal strike.If it scratches through to non copper the additional minor damage won't affect its value.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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SPP...My take on the 1942 cent is...
-Circulated
-Cleaned
-Power was turned off on the cookie cutters therefore not allowing a full straight clip or... causing an imprint of what could have been a straight clip.
Or I am completely missing something Here!
Edited by darryldarryl
05/09/2012 08:46 am
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Posted 05/06/2012 9:19 pm
