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Pillar of the Community
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My buddy found what appears to be a canadian dime that was plated like a penny!! Year is 2004 so we know that dimes were being plated!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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looks like a basement job..Rolled edges ..Can you post clearer pics of both sides
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Tough Basement Job becuase it looks almost exactly liek a peny on the reverse, explain rolling edges.  |
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There are several possibilities here. Note that the multi-ply plated coinage consists of three playing layers. A thin layer of nickel, a thick layer of copper and a thick layer of nickel. If this coin has not been plated by hand (post-mint), and shows no evidence of tampering, it could be missing the final nickel plate. But, I digress, because sharp photos are required, and I would want to know the weight of the coin.
But, as the previous person pointed out, if the rim is smooth (i.e., not reeded) then the weight is moot (coin has been messed with) - because all struck 10c are reeded from the collar die.
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Edited by SPP-Ottawa
10/15/2012 12:00 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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just ordered a scale so hopefully can weigh this soon and get a good idea. Would there be much of a diference without the nickel plating?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The coin is reeded and the bronze color is all around as well.
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Canada
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Bring it to Nuphilex, I can take a look there...
"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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Here is one that SPP helped me out with as I thought it was a fake.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Looks just like the one my friend has just different year! He wonders what type of premium does that coin carry? Should he keep it or spend it?
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Pillar of the Community
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I will trade him a brand new shiny one if he wants
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I never did home work on the coins value however if I had to guess, the coin I posted would sell somewhere between $75 - $200 Tops!
I also have a nickel missing plating giving the appearance of a copper nickel.
I was going to post it on your nickel topic artdio but I thought it wouldnt be appropriate.
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10/16/2012 8:14 pm
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Posted 10/15/2012 09:53 am
