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Here is something to think about . On the the Canadian nickels that were chromium plated , it has been published that the strip for the blanks were plated prior to the punching of the blanks . This is reported in the mint reports and many publications . The only problem is this can not be true by the evidence of the coins themselves . If you look at these coins you will notice that there is chrome on the edges as well . If your an error collector , you will notice on the ones missing the chrome , you will find the nickel plating on the edge also as they were first plated with nickel to help the chrome bond .
Now if they were plated prior to them being punched , there would be no plating of any kind on the edges .
I have mentioned this to many people but just because it is in the mint report and other publication . Nobody will doubt it .
Also , note that some publications state this is the reason they rust faster , what really happened is that the chrome plating cracked slightly during striking and exposed the steel , which then rusted .
So - there is my though for the day - examine your chrome plated nickels and ask - how did that chrome get on the edge ?
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Pillar of the Community
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How new are these nickels you're observing as having plating on edge? Do you mean some from 50's and 40's?
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I assume errorone is talking about the 1944, 1945 & 1951 - 1954... I've thought about the same thing myself -- or was the final chrome plating done at a different point of the production process?
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I was talking about the 40-50's ones .
This is something that always bothered me as an accepted fact - just because that's how it was stated but it can't possibly be true . Look at mint state examples - they are plated on their edges . The non plated ones are plated with nickel on their edges - look at mint state examples of these also .
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I don't agree with your observations. I have coins which are rusted on edge but lustrous everywhere else. I think you are mistaking the brightness of unrusted steel for the brightness of nickel or plated nickel. I do have a BU steel coin where the coins surface is over 90% iron and it looks lustrous as well. It missed out on all of the plating. I'll post photos here it I can find the coins or photos. SPP tested my coins as well as many others but I don't think he actually checked the third side because we accepted the plated plate explanation.
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You have to look at a bigger sample of mint state ones . Circulated ones have wear ( obviously :-) ) and it is harder to see . If you go to a show , ask a dealer to look at some mintstate ones - the ICCS holder ones are easy to see the edge .
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The article just repeats what other publications have said . Take a look at the physical evidence . Henry didn't want to hear anything different .
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I guess your best option would be to have someone like SPP actually test one you suspect.
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Posted 07/28/2012 1:14 pm
