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New Member
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First of hello everyone I'm a new member and as much as I like introducing myself I really need your help.
Today I was doing my weekly coin hunt in a £250 bag of 50ps. One of the bags contained what I thought at first to be a 2p...but after having a closer look it is a 50p that looks like it has been stamped on the cooper from a 2p. I have no idea what to do next so need some advice. I'm happy to post pics if someone can explain to me how lol thanks guys and girls in advance
Crawley
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Forum Dad
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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 We need to see some pictures! |
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New Member
 United Kingdom
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I'll try my best. Coin doesn't look like it's lost colour due to being in the ground so I really would like help lol
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New Member
United Kingdom
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  The front I just thought was extremely dirty but looking at the queens head you can clearly see it's a copper coin. *** Edited by Staff to crop images. Please crop images before uploading. If you do not have software to do this you can use the free image optimizer. *** |
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Should I just put it on ebay lol |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I wouldn't buy it as being copper (or strictly bronze) from those pictures. It could still just be a badly stained example of a standard cupro-nickel 50p. I have seen examples of 10p and 5p pieces this colour before.
On the corner above the "II" of Elizabeth II on the obverse I think I can see white metal peeking through?
If this does not confirm it, try scratching or rubbing a small section of the edge - I suspect you will find white metal coming through, not bronze.
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Moderator
United States
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New Member
United Kingdom
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We scrapped the side and gave it a good rub and the colour is.....Bronze no white metal showing through. Now I think I'm going to buy some scales tomorrow and see what it's weight is.
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Rest in Peace
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I would suspect HIGHLY this is a heat tempered coin. If you heat CuNi to over 2200 degrees Fahrenheit (I'm US!), then dunk it in cold water you will get results similar to this. This coin may have been in a fire or prepared by our favorite garage imp. It is an "altered color" coin is all.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Normal 50p. Post mint damage.
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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 I have dug up dozens of 50p and 20p coins that I've found with my metal detector. They typically go this colour after a few years in the ground. You have to rub them really hard to restore them to their original white colour, so many people just put them back into circulation as they are, typically by spending them in slot machines where the colour isn't noticed! I live near a beach, and I often find similar coins on the beach - rubbing them between thumb and forefinger for several minutes in wet sand will often get rid of a lot of the brown and make the coin spendable! |
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Posted 08/03/2018 10:23 am
