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NewMember Valued Member United States 274 Posts	Posted 05/18/2018 02:18 am That's..... Interesting. I'd like to take this opportunity to address this, one of the many reasons WHY, and I think I've made my opinion known, that you guys don't be so quick to discount types and varieties based on bad pics coupled with what you might think you know to be fact.... Sorry for the side track. Carry on. Edited by NewMember 05/18/2018 4:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Mrzllewellyn Pillar of the Community United States 1901 Posts	Posted 05/18/2018 03:22 am Thank you for the video I'd have to have that tested to know what it was made out of I think you might have something there keep us informed Report this Post to the Staff
Bplace New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 05/18/2018 4:32 pm New to this as I am not a collector. I have however set aside coins that appear to be out of the ordinary. What types of non destructive testing are used to authenticate a coin like this? Any recomendations? Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 05/18/2018 4:40 pm That's certainly a nice find! I'd send that to a TPG for authentication and grading. Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5837 Posts	Posted 05/18/2018 5:14 pm Could it be a foreign planchet that was supposed to be minted for other country and accidentally minted this cent around that time period? Edited by macmercury 05/18/2018 5:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 05/19/2018 06:13 am Video suggests stainless steel or nickel plated steel to me. Both metal compositions harder than copper plated zinc; this suggests that if normal striking pressure was used, then the detail on the coin should appear if it has been lightly struck. Compare striking detail with normal 1987 Cent. Alloy composition can be found with XRF analysis, but for surface only. Take it to a bullion dealer or jewelry buyer; they should have a hand held instrument. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/19/2018 08:58 am The problem is where would such a planchet come from? We stopped striking coins for other countries in 1984. On the other hand the cent planchet were from an outside supplier. It is possible they were also making planchets for some one else and one got mixed in with the planchets shipped to Philadelphia. It has been known to happen. Who it would be for I have no idea. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/20/2018 10:30 pm Mike has a subject on orphan coins http://www.error-ref.com/?s=Unident...+and+purpose You might want to read it before you submit it? Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 05/21/2018 07:51 am The Royal Australian Mint hasn't made it's own planchets for a long time, either. Report this Post to the Staff
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