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Inkman77 New Member Thailand 3 Posts	Posted 03/23/2019 12:25 am Why is my coin silver? Report this Post to the Staff

Pauldog Valued Member United States 325 Posts	Posted 03/23/2019 12:54 am It must be the zinc that's normally under the usual copper plating. Someone might have stripped it off deliberately. The dark areas on the obverse might be the remainder of the copper. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74249 Posts	Posted 03/23/2019 01:27 am It's called zinc rot and damage. It's Post Strike Damage ( PSD). Not an error. It's a spender. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 03/23/2019 02:01 am To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34413 Posts	Posted 03/23/2019 06:59 am Yes someone has stripped off the copper plating. Neat to see what is underneath, but that zinc will now start to disintegrate pretty quickly. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/23/2019 10:02 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/23/2019 3:00 pm Spend them quickly. They will in time disappear. (They don't like Oxygen) Report this Post to the Staff
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