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Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 06/12/2015 11:21 am Found this one a few weeks ago, its had an acetone bath and a mild soapy cleaning just to see if it was a stain. Certainly appears that some copper found its way onto this planchet, exactly how I'm not sure. Is this debris from the die or from the rollers or ? Thanks for looking 1979 5-cents..99.9% nickel Edited by Alexer 06/12/2015 5:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff

SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 06/12/2015 4:23 pm Hi pennyman, Your first picture looks like it may have copper in the planchet but, your second picture doesn't? I'm not sure if it is the way the photo was taken, or the light? Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 06/15/2015 11:08 am Thanks Shafta I'm quite sure it is copper but just hard to get a picture of. I was hoping one of the experts who has seen this sort of thing could help confirm it. Sorry for the pics I know they're not the greatest. Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10463 Posts	Posted 06/15/2015 1:57 pm Could be something like this? https://goccf.com/t/141051 "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 Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 06/15/2015 3:55 pm Thanks SPP for that link. All I can do is add a few more pics, seems real. IMO Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10463 Posts	Posted 06/15/2015 11:01 pm You could always send it to me, and I'll XRF the surfaces for you... "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 Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 06/16/2015 12:33 am Thanks SPP email sent. Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 07/08/2015 3:08 pm Well its NOT COPPER...dang..just some kind of red stuff. I'll have to be a little more diligent next time. Thanks for checking it out Roger.. Report this Post to the Staff
Rackster Pillar of the Community United States 4809 Posts	Posted 07/08/2015 7:33 pm Personally, I think a person has to pursue an answer to be sure, one way or the other. Glad there are fellow enthusiasts willing to share time/equipment/expertise to steepen the learning curve and arrive at answers. Better luck next time pennyman! Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10463 Posts	Posted 07/08/2015 8:50 pm My pleasure!! "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 Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 07/15/2015 11:46 am SPP-Ottawa sent me my nickel back along with a bonus coin. 2002 quarter with a couple strike throughs and doubling..there also seems to be a weird dot in the E of ER..Cool Thanks again SPP. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsguy Pillar of the Community Canada 2301 Posts	Posted 07/15/2015 1:17 pm typical penny collector.....can't tell a quarter from a half.....sheeeesh.....LOL Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 07/15/2015 1:28 pm oh yeah..ha ha had a quarter on the brain earlier. lol Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsguy Pillar of the Community Canada 2301 Posts	Posted 07/15/2015 1:37 pm pennyman want to see my 5 cent coin struck with copper contamination? Mine has kinda special twist. Is struck on 10 cent planchet. Total weight is 2.5 not 2.1. That much copper. Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 07/15/2015 1:39 pm Love to see it Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsguy Pillar of the Community Canada 2301 Posts	Posted 07/15/2015 2:02 pm a piece of copper has fallen off obv...............#$%^&^^%$# Report this Post to the Staff
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