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New Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It doesn't look like it to me but what does the edge look like? Does it have the copper stripe in the center?
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New Member
 United States
36 Posts |
If you follow the link there are 3 photos, obv, rev and edge. The edge shows a copper stripe.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1424 Posts |
I missed that....  Any chance you could get an accurate weight on it?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3077 Posts |
if it was a SBA blank wouldn't it be silver? |
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New Member
United States
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New Member
United States
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The SBA actually has more copper in it then the golden dollars. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1807 Posts |
8.1 is a normal weight for the SAC. SBA is the same. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3098 Posts |
Ah.... this is one of the early Sacs that has actually seen usage. It's pretty worn, and the first generation (or one of the first) had the problem of the outer ones turning color.
Sorry, but I don't think it's that rare, since I have like 7 of these in my change bucket.
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Valued Member
United States
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I think it's just a well circulated coin. When they first came out a friend of mine started keeping one in his pocket everyday just to see what would happen. I seen it a couple of years after he started and it looked very similar to yours.
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
1361 Posts |
seems like it been dip in vinegar
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New Member
United States
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Drat! Thanks for the info.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with Bill. Not an SBA blank. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's more worn than any I've seen before which leads me to believe someone had it in their pocket for a long time. Possibly a test to see what would happen to them when worn - God knows circulation would never wear one this much...they don't circulate.
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Moderator
 United States
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Keep in mind that all of the baby dollars are clad and you will see the copper core.
Golden: Cladding 77% copper 12% zinc 7% manganese 4% nickel, core 100% copper
Suzie: Cladding 75% copper 25% nickel, core 100% copper
Edited by jbuck
11/25/2008 10:54 am
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Posted 11/24/2008 8:55 pm
