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United States
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 Interesting they figured out how to make a president dollar ten times less attractive. |
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United States
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I'm glad I ate dinner before seeing these "coins" (abominations?)
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".999 Fine Silver Enriched" = plated You can tell this is a HIGH QUALITY operation....  Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here)Edited by nss-52
02/09/2016 10:35 pm
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Enriched AND officially registered!! Wow! (Heavy sarcasm)
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The circulating .500 fine Australian silver (1946 to 1963) coins were surface enriched.
The alloy was known as 'quaternary metal', 500 parts silver, 400 parts copper, 50 parts nickel, 50 parts zinc. The zinc has the effect of preventing the alloy from turning an ugly yellow, after they were released into circulation.
They were NOT plated.
The blanks were blanched in acid to attack the base metals in the surface of them, leaving the surface layer enriched with a higher proportion of silver.
They were then rinsed in clean water and converted into planchets, before striking into coins.
British (1922 to 1946), and British Empire .500 fine silver coins were treated in the same way.
Edited by sel_69l
02/09/2016 11:15 pm
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The process Sel describes, known as "pickling", does not apply to these coins, since they had no silver content to begin with.
Yes, it does appear to be being used as a synonym for "plated". I suspect the only thing actually getting "enriched" by this process is the bank account of the company that makes and markets these things.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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I suspect the only thing actually getting "enriched" by this process is the bank account of the company that makes and markets these things.  |
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Hey - they are OFFICIALLY REGISTERED in addition to enriched which makes them really special  |
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And they aren't ordinary commemorative coins.
They are COMMERITVE coins.
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No it's a fancy word for rice. Which it isn't. The rice, I mean. It's actually impoverished first.  |
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People who buy these enriched coins become slightly more impoverished.
Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) |
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but I am buying them for the grandkids.
If I had a silver dime for every time I heard someone say that
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People who buy these enriched coins become slightly more impoverished. Good one Best Regards,  George |
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