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bigjohn603 Valued Member United States 80 Posts	Posted 03/03/2018 12:26 am Report this Post to the Staff

bigjohn603 Valued Member United States 80 Posts	Posted 03/03/2018 12:28 am 19.1 mm dia 4.3 gram wt 2mm thick Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 03/03/2018 12:58 am I think there are some environmental effects going on with it. The 1863 was CuNi, but I'm not sure what could cause it to look silvery. The diameter seems appropriate. The weight is a little low as would be expected with a coin in this condition. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 03/03/2018 02:08 am Saltwater or fire perhaps? Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 03/03/2018 09:07 am Yeah ,it doesn't look plated , could be a ground find . Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/03/2018 09:46 am ED most likely, I agree. A junker for sure. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 03/05/2018 10:16 am Abrasively cleaned at one time which removed the oxidation layer. These copper nickel alloy cents, when new, had a silvery color to them and were known as "nicks", "nickels" or "white cents". Report this Post to the Staff
bigjohn603 Valued Member United States 80 Posts	Posted 03/13/2018 12:18 pm Quote: Abrasively cleaned at one time which removed the oxidation layer. These copper nickel alloy cents, when new, had a silvery color to them and were known as "nicks", "nickels" or "white cents". Thanks. Interesting observation. definitely going in the collection for education and conversation. Report this Post to the Staff
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