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Valued Member
United States
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Found this worn down 1944P nickle was wondering if this is polished or if a coin like this can be chrome plated or other procedure?  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Your coin is 35% silver,so my guess would be polished
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Moderator
United States
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@john1397, your '44 could be polished or plated (or both). I think that we will need an in-focus pic to help determine which it is.
"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
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Moderator
United States
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The 44 is either polished/plated. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
Very difficult to see from these pictures, but if you are absolutely certain that there is no wear, you can be hopeful that the '44P was struck from fresh dies.
(Similar to DMPL, with Morgans)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pics are too small to evaluate for me.
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Valued Member
United States
70 Posts |
The silver War Nickels have a unique luster in uncirculated condition, as in this 1943-D from my collection, but they never look really shiny. I would suspect your example was polished.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm with the polished group...they do tend to become dull.
KK
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
I will accept that the '44P pictures may be a polished coin. Pictures on my screen not clear enough to confirm, either way.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
It really doesn't matter which it is, it is now just worth melt.
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Valued Member
 United States
111 Posts |
I laid it it along proofs and other nickel seems like a chrome bumper type of finish I no not if you could get that by polishing.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There is a product call semichrome that can give that appearance. It is a metal polishing compound.
Edited by Conder101
06/22/2019 07:47 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Chrome plating the working dies, or polishing them,
produces much the same visual result.
The Royal Australian Mint has used both techniques.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 Need large photos of reverse and obverse .  |
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