Sorry to get back to you so late, I have been very busy. To answer your your question, when I found my plated nickel, I mentioned it to my neighbor, he said, "I've plated a few of them myself." I asked him how he did it, he said he used to work where they did plating. So I know some are done by opportunists. I don't think there is any added value other than just keeping it in your new collection and enjoying it once in a while. It certainly is different.



















