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roy cooper New Member United Kingdom 20 Posts	Posted 04/05/2014 2:55 pm is it that worn or just thin Report this Post to the Staff

awallin01 Valued Member United Kingdom 477 Posts	Posted 04/05/2014 3:30 pm I guess it must of been heavily corroded, I would say that because of the corrosive look on the surface of the coin. The blotches are indicative of a form of corrosion. I can't find anything regarding a thin flan for this year, but I've heard about thin flans on brass 3d's. And I feel the prototypes used for that year were the Edward VIII, which are very sort after. Only few are known to be in peoples possession, whilst an anonymous few remain 'out their'. I may not be correct, but my conclusion is corrosion in my opinion-probably in an atmospheric surrounding of ammonia. Report this Post to the Staff
roy cooper New Member United Kingdom 20 Posts	Posted 04/05/2014 3:55 pm it is very corroded you can just see a outline of a face still one can dream Report this Post to the Staff
roy cooper New Member United Kingdom 20 Posts	Posted 04/05/2014 4:02 pm side view Report this Post to the Staff
awallin01 Valued Member United Kingdom 477 Posts	Posted 04/05/2014 4:08 pm Yeah I feel the corrosion is more validated now, you can see the coin is not flat. And on the edge, you can see what look like corrosive 'bubbling'. Report this Post to the Staff
peter1234 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1351 Posts	Posted 04/05/2014 5:29 pm It appears to have been acid treated. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17980 Posts	Posted 04/05/2014 6:15 pm I've found one or two on the beach with my metal detector that were almost as thin - probably decades of immersion in sea water and being rubbed in the sand and pebbles by the tide... But I well remember the 12-sided threepenny bits in circulation and never saw one in really bad shape - the oldest were only 34 years old at the time of decimalisation and many George VI ones were still in F to VF condition. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Edited by NumisRob 04/05/2014 6:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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