Gold Dollar Error? Missing Magn. Layer? Improperly Annealed Planchet?

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Copper Penny Connection Valued Member United States 415 Posts	Posted 04/27/2021 12:44 pm I got this Thomas Jefferson dollar which looks very similar to a couple of the errors listed in the title. It could also be environmental damage, but the rim isn't really uniform with the rest of the obverse/reverse. Don't want to waste the money sending into NGC just to for it to come back in a body bag. Opinions? Report this Post to the Staff

Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 04/27/2021 1:34 pm Looks like ED. You can see from the edge that it still has the clad layers, and some of the original color is showing through on the high points. Report this Post to the Staff
Big-Kingdom Pillar of the Community United States 1667 Posts	Posted 04/27/2021 1:36 pm It's just really dirty and toned in my opinion. Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 04/27/2021 3:05 pm looks like environmental damage to me, golden dollars are not cladded Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/27/2021 3:10 pm Just a spender. Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 04/27/2021 3:51 pm Quote: golden dollars are not cladded Not true. They're copper clad in manganese brass. Report this Post to the Staff
halfamind Pillar of the Community United States 1506 Posts	Posted 04/27/2021 5:18 pm If you travel to Ecuador, where these coins heavily circulate, you'll see many of the Presidential dollars looking like this. (The U.S. dollar became legal tender in Ecuador in 2000; fractional coins, below $1, are still Ecuadorian.) Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/27/2021 5:24 pm Well that is where they are all going. What they need to do here is to stop making one dollar bills, use the dollar coins, in the tills where where half dollars go, and where they used to put the ones, Put two dollar bills there. Save all that money of making all the dollar bills, and you know they cost a lot more than a dollar to make these. (how much I don't know?) But the dollar coins are lot less to make than the bills. An last a lot longer. But hay? Who listens to me? Edited by coop 04/27/2021 5:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190135 Posts	Posted 04/27/2021 5:26 pm Quote: Not true. They're copper clad in manganese brass. Correct. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 04/27/2021 5:45 pm Environmental tarnishing/toning/staining. Damage, no error here. Keep searching! Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 04/27/2021 7:40 pm Halfamind- Thanks for sharing. I didn't know American coins circulated outside the country except in Panama. Coop- Wouldn't that be nice? I would love to see dollar coins circulate, but I don't think there's any public interest, especially with so many transactions moving away from cash. I'd also be concerned about counterfeiting given how toonies and pound coins have been heavily targeted. Report this Post to the Staff
halfamind Pillar of the Community United States 1506 Posts	Posted 04/27/2021 7:58 pm @coop - yes, Canada did it right, getting rid of the small bills. @numisma - had a couple of business trips to Ecuador. Loved seeing the Presidential dollars and Sacagawea dollars circulating. Their population is small — about 17 million people — but the U.S. small dollars get a good workout. Report this Post to the Staff
halfamind Pillar of the Community United States 1506 Posts	Posted 04/27/2021 9:29 pm Maybe I should start a new thread, but just wanted to share pix of a typically circulated U.S. small dollar obtained in Ecuador. Maybe good for a low-ball set someday?! Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 04/27/2021 9:44 pm halfamind, yes, please start a new thread for your coin. Maybe a Mod will help move it for you. Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 04/27/2021 9:45 pm Very cool, thanks for sharing! I've found a handful that worn here in the states. Report this Post to the Staff
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