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JPinNH New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 03/19/2018 1:10 pm I found this while I was cherry picking recently. It looks like a proof. By that I mean the shine is there and the color is a rich copper color versus the brassy color of the typical business strike. There is no mm and shows no evidence of there ever being one. The finish is the same on both sides. But the plating is worn through on most of the high places. I encluded photos of the coin in question next to a gemmy business uncirculated of the same year Report this Post to the Staff

JPinNH New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 03/19/2018 1:26 pm So my question is what is this? I'm unsure. Did Philadelphia produce coins like this? Did San Francisco produce proofs with no mm in this year? Report this Post to the Staff
nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3474 Posts	Posted 03/19/2018 2:10 pm Two uncirculated coins with a different appearance? Report this Post to the Staff
JPinNH New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 03/19/2018 2:20 pm The coin in question has been circulated and shows faint scratches as well as the plating wear. I just used the nicest bu I had to compare to Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 03/19/2018 2:58 pm It has been plated. PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74776 Posts	Posted 03/19/2018 3:02 pm It's been plated outside of the Mint (Post Mint Damage). Someone did a crappy job plating it, maybe a school science experiment? Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
JPinNH New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 03/19/2018 3:19 pm There isn't any underlying plating. So I can assume it was stripped of the previous copper plating and the existing zinc core was replated? Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74776 Posts	Posted 03/19/2018 5:17 pm JPinNH, I think you are correct. That's probably what happened since I can see the Zinc core exposed on the rims and letters. It appears to have been stripped of its original Copper plating and replaced with some other plating. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/19/2018 5:22 pm If it were a proof coin, the fields would be shiny and the devices and bust/building would be not shiny. It is an altered normal coin. (plated) Report this Post to the Staff
JPinNH New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 03/19/2018 5:47 pm Cool. Thanks for the info. That makes two I've found. The other is a 1971 they brass plated. It's even worse than this one.think maybe I'll start a PMD plated collection lol Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/19/2018 5:49 pm Why? They are just altered coins. Just worth face value. But it is your choice. Report this Post to the Staff
JPinNH New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 03/19/2018 6:10 pm Some times for me it's not about the money it's about the neat factor as well as it's a good educational example of PMD plating Report this Post to the Staff
Ilikeabecoins Valued Member United States 262 Posts	Posted 03/19/2018 6:46 pm Quote: it's about the neat factor Report this Post to the Staff
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