New From Dunfermline Scotland - 1999 2-P Question

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Stevenfunster New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 10/17/2016 6:05 pm Hi. I have recently been passed a coin collection and most of them are those found in circulation. One though has got me stuck. I have tried researching the coin but getting more confused as I get on. The coin is a 2p from 1999 and has a dull silver look about it. I wonder if anyone can shed some light. Report this Post to the Staff

BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4596 Posts	Posted 10/17/2016 6:56 pm Wot's on the other side? PS: to CCF! -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
Stevenfunster New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 10/17/2016 7:07 pm Hi. Thank you for the welcome. Here is the other side Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 10/17/2016 10:27 pm Maybe someone dipped it in silver, just to make it look different. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5212 Posts	Posted 10/18/2016 12:11 am Report this Post to the Staff
Stevenfunster New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 10/18/2016 03:00 am Thanks. Being a novice and not fully understanding the minting process this plate could only have been added post minting. Would that be a fair assumption? Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 10/18/2016 03:55 am One other possibility is that there was an odd planchet in the drum they are supplied in, and your coin was struck on that odd planchet. It has been known to happen and if that's the case, it could be worth a few $$'s. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
Stevenfunster New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 10/18/2016 04:12 am Interesting. The coin is worn and there appears to be copper underneath so would that rule the wrong planchet out? Can see this on close inspection of picture on obverse. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189767 Posts	Posted 10/18/2016 10:34 am to the Community! I moved your welcome post to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Stevenfunster New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 10/18/2016 2:55 pm Thank you. Would be great to get an idea what has been done to this coin etc. A coin dealer I have spoken with has also seen the pictures and feels this may have been dipped in nickel by a jeweler. If this is the case I will hold on to the coin as a curiosity more than anything. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4596 Posts	Posted 10/18/2016 6:11 pm It probably was silver or nickel plated. Lots of people use cheap coins as test subjects when they are learning how. If that's the case the two will weigh the same to the limit of accuracy most of us can hit (plating might add 2 micrograms to the weight). -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
Stevenfunster New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 10/18/2016 7:17 pm Thank you for that info. All helps. Still worth 2p at least..... Report this Post to the Staff
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