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Pillar of the Community
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I highjacked someone else's thread with this post.   Has any one seen something like this? 6.52 gms. Somehow I thought the date is 1960. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Please tell us more, including the weight!
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Bedrock of the Community
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I highly doubt it is lead. Just looks like an extreme Dryer Coin. Damage. |
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Pillar of the Community
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It weighs 6.2 gms. The reason I think it is lead is that is that a light push on the edge with an exacto knife leaves a mark. It could be some other heavy soft metal, but certainly not nickel.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Interesting.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Pillar of the Community
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Correction, it weighs 6.52 gms.
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Pillar of the Community
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Most likely a Dryer Coin and a victim of elements.The white balance in the picture is way too over exposed and making it look more whitish than it is.Not a chance to be a Lead. |
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Rest in Peace
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If it is lead you should be able to bend it with your fingers .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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12477 Posts |
People seem to be overlooking that this would be 1.5 grams overweight for a normal nickel and Dryer Coin doesn't explain that. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
Edited by spru
05/31/2021 10:13 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like a beach find to me.
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Bedrock of the Community
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As T-BOP asks, can you bend it? No harm in trying, there's no value here anyway.
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Or bite into it like a pirate testing a Gold or Silver Doubloon . |
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Pillar of the Community
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If it is lead, you should be able to draw a line on a piece of paper.
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Pillar of the Community
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Great idea Tonnioc.  I think we can rule out numismatic forgery. |
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I don't know where this came from, hadn't looked the US coins in years. Pretty sure it was cast, but who and why? |
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A specific gravity test would be conclusive for composition. A U.S. nickel coin (75% Cu, 25% Ni) is 8.92. Pure lead would be 11.34. If it is lead, my best guess would be a souvenir from a summer camp craft program experiment in sand casting, using scrap lead, such as fishing line sinkers. |
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Posted 05/30/2021 10:44 pm
