Flying Eagle & Indian Cents Struck Through Foreign Metal

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robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 11/08/2021 09:05 am I just picked up the 1905 to match my 1857 and they're quite the pair. Both are struck through a silver-colored metal. I guess it could tin or silver or something else too, but I'm mostly curious about your theories about where the metal came from. Edited by robbudo 11/08/2021 09:21 am Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21589 Posts	Posted 11/08/2021 09:14 am Would you supply the weights to two decimal points please. Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 11/08/2021 09:18 am JimmyD, unfortunately I got them both slabbed. Both are problem free and the errors noted on the slabs, but they don't say anything about the metal of course. Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 11/08/2021 10:39 am If you really wanted to know, I suppose you'd have it tested for composition. If it's silver or nickel, it probably came from a piece of another denomination that was struck in that press. Otherwise a shaving of metal from anywhere in the minting process, but where and how, who knows? Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 11/08/2021 10:56 am kbbpll, good point. I have a Buffalo nickel that is 'struck thru wood' by PCGS, interesting things happen for sure. I'd love to go back in time 150 years to check out the striking chamber. Report this Post to the Staff
MisterT Pillar of the Community United States 2003 Posts	Posted 11/18/2021 05:45 am All sorts of materials are found with strike through's. I remember seeing a modern Silver Eagle that was actually struck on a piece of sandpaper. The obverse was fully struck and the reverse had "3M" on it. It too was in a PCGS slab. Report this Post to the Staff
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