Gold Plated Forgery...? 18-D Buffalo Revisited

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weerdsteev Pillar of the Community United States 1291 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 12:36 pm Last night I started a new topic asking if anyone knew how to remove the plating from an otherwise pretty nice looking 1918-D Buffalo nickel. I was sort of experimenting on it when I noticed what appears to be a line running the entire circumference of the edge. What do you think? Forgery? Result of the plating process? Imagination running amok? Edited by weerdsteev 01/19/2013 12:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 2:31 pm I wonder if that's an artifact of the plating process - one side at a time as opposed to immersion, or maybe from the tool used to hold the coin? Report this Post to the Staff
harrison2 Pillar of the Community Mexico 1304 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 2:33 pm Yep, I see what your talking about. If I were to guess, maybe a flaw in the 3rd die, the collar, from when it will milled. It's a bit of a stretch, but that's all I got. Sorry. :D Report this Post to the Staff
weerdsteev Pillar of the Community United States 1291 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 4:22 pm I contacted the guy that sent me this coin. Actually, he sent me a whole bunch of nickels pending my offer. I told him I thought it was a forgery and that I could send it back, but that I wasn't willing to offer anything for it. He wrote back and told me to "just pitch it". Haha! I think that's called "an admission"! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 4:32 pm Bullion value. The gold plating is probably worth more than the metal underneath! Eleven cents worth, unless the underlying coin is quite rare. I have an ancient silver coin that is gold plated. Because it is gold plated, it isn't worth much, but I have to admit, I like it! Mine is also bullion value, and that is the amount I bought it for. Report this Post to the Staff
fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 6:07 pm When opening rolls of nics, I occasionally run across something similar. Something that happens during the striking process, I'd guess. Something along the lines of what harrison said. Report this Post to the Staff
SteveCaruso Pillar of the Community United States 1796 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 6:27 pm Hmm, that mark could honestly be anything, but unless anything about the strike of the coin makes you think otherwise my money would be on that's where it was hooked up to the cathode. Report this Post to the Staff
Tom B Valued Member United States 168 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 9:25 pm Many plated coins are used in jewelry or in keychains. It may have been mounted in a keychain and the process of forcing the coin into the hole might have produced the line. Report this Post to the Staff
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