1901 Barber Dime Looks Clad...what The?

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Kawliga Valued Member United States 212 Posts	Posted 06/30/2019 07:48 am Do reeded silver coins ever get toned on the edge only? This is my only Barber dime so I can't compare it to another, but you can see it sandwiched between a 1940 Merc and a 1956 Roosie. If I didn't know better I'd think this was a brass coin clad in silver. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 06/30/2019 08:04 am @kawliga, can you please post the weight of this coin? Thx. "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
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 06/30/2019 08:09 am I'm sure the mint didn't even know what a clad coin is in 1901 . Report this Post to the Staff
Kawliga Valued Member United States 212 Posts	Posted 06/30/2019 09:46 am It weighs 2.40 g. Tenth of a gram weight loss due to wear I'm sure. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/30/2019 09:54 am Just environmental toning, I'd guess. Report this Post to the Staff
Ballyhoo Pillar of the Community United States 1613 Posts	Posted 06/30/2019 10:04 am Based on the photos I would say yes it's toned since being relatively close to that of the obverse and reverse in color. Overall, a solid Fine. ANA member - PAN Member - BCCS Member There are no problems only solutions - the late, great John Lennon Report this Post to the Staff
Big-Kingdom Pillar of the Community United States 1667 Posts	Posted 06/30/2019 11:00 am I'm not an expert at detection but this coin looks wizzed to me. Small scratches from every direction, sort of circular in pattern on the rim towards the center of the coin, obverse and reverse. Reeded edge could be untouched and the original toning there and at some point someone thought it would be a good idea to machine polish it front and back to make it a bit prettier for whatever their reason, maybe to try to remove some bad scratches. I'm not an expert in detecting this but these pictures have me feeling it's suspect of wizzing. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 06/30/2019 7:31 pm Can the edge only get heavily toned? Yes in a roll rolled in paper with a heavy sulfur content. The edges ar the only thing touching the paper and the coins adjacent to it help protect the obv and rev. So the toning occurs first and fastest on the edge. Later the roll is broken and mixed with other coin and you have a coin toned on the edge only. Report this Post to the Staff
Kawliga Valued Member United States 212 Posts	Posted 07/01/2019 12:29 am Conder101 BAM that is exactly the kind of answer I came here for, meaning whether or not it applies to this coin (which could be whizzed for all I know), it perfectly fits how a coin COULD tone on the edge only. I don't know why I didn't think of that myself but obviously I didn't so I'm glad I asked here. Thanks man!! Report this Post to the Staff
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