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New Member
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Hi,
I found 2 washington dollars that are not the same color as the rest of them. They are very dark, and have a "antique" looking finish. What happened to them, I got them straight from the bank roll. thanks for any input :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There are a couple of possibilities that come to mind,, the coins have either gone through a very contaminated wash at the mint or the metal alloy was a bad mix.
You may have something there in those two coins ,, do not try and clean them or alter their appearance .
Lets see what others think .
Metalman
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It is an interesting pattern- speckled, dark surface; clean rims. These very well could have come from the Mint like this, possibly a bad wash leaving a residue. Sometime after the wash, they ran through the edge lettering machine which "cleaned" the edges up.
Very interesting, these should be kept, more might eventually be discovered if it was a Mint problem.
Edited by biokemist6
03/08/2007 08:50 am
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New Member
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Valued Member
United States
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I've found a few of those mottled appearance surface dollars. Also ones with little blotches here and there.
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New Member
United States
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edix - I have 3 with the the little blotches also. I am going to hang onto those as well.
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Valued Member
United States
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Actually, one of the mottled surface dollars is the most mark free Washies that I have found so far.
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Pillar of the Community
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Can someone comment educatedly on "sintered planchets"? I saw the term once and thought it described planchets that were overheated at the mint. Any possibility this could be the cause?
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Pillar of the Community
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Sintered ,,improperly annealed coins can look something like this,, however all that I have seen are more evenly discolored including the rims ,,
But your right, sintered planchet should also be considered as a possible cause.
Metalman
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Posted 03/08/2007 01:05 am
