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Valued Member
Canada
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I'm looking for some assistance with this coin. It's 1943 Victory nickel without the typical Tombac finish. This coin has a mirrored surface that looks like chrome. It doesn't have the same appearance as the 1944 victory nickels I own, so I have doubt about its authenticity. Are there any tests I can run that won't destroy the coin, but will help verify if it is in fact a forgery? The coin is magnetic, which indicates that either the plating or the core are steel (or some other magnetic metal) Unfortunately I do not have a precision scale, so that is not available to me. Thanks for your input.   |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Maybe if you are lucky you have something a bit more special. Charlton lists a steel 1943 specimen as DC-27. I would honestly have it XRF'd and show it to people in person. Better pictures weight and sizes would also help.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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I agree.
Largerclearer pictures would help.
Please crop photos and post right side up
instead of sideways. My tabletop is too
large to try and have to turn sideways.
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Valued Member
 Canada
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Hope this is better.   |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Here are some photos to give an idea of thickness and size. To the naked eye, it seems to be the same size as the 1937. I think it's also the same thickness (although I don't have the ability to take a precise measurement to confirm that).   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Valued Member
Canada
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I suspect that is probably the case. Do you know of any way to confirm that without scratching the coin? (with the obvious note that I have no precision scale or calipers to take fine measurements)
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Go to a Canada Post outlet and ask nicely
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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send it to SPP-Ottawa and he will tell you for sure what the metal contains.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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If it's strongly attracted to a magnet it can't just be plated, it would imply the whole coin is magnetic ferrous metal
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send it to SPP-Ottawa and he will tell you for sure what the metal contains. My XRF is out in the field now with a colleague, but in September, I would happily test it 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 OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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