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bluehdwideglide New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 02/19/2022 11:13 am I know these coins have been discussed before but I have to ask. This coin weighs 4.51. It appears yellowish to the eye but the scanner darkened it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

fourmack Pillar of the Community New Zealand 1679 Posts	Posted 02/19/2022 3:00 pm picture needs to be clear and as large as poss or get a friend to photograph it. See if you can try and see for yourself by checking die cracks etc on this website https://www.vickycents.com/index.html Cheers Don Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut. "Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9862 Posts	Posted 02/19/2022 3:18 pm Quote: It appears yellowish... If you are asking us if it is brass there is absolutely no way to tell from pics. Maybe one in a million chance it is brass but you'll have to have an XRF test to find out. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
Phil310 Pillar of the Community United States 1101 Posts	Posted 02/19/2022 3:19 pm Based on the die crack at leaf 6, the shape of the stem to leaf 9 and the position of the 9 of the date I think your coin is Haxby reverse H2 and the obverse die should be 36a. Check those dies on the Haxby catalog that Fourmack gave you the link to. Report this Post to the Staff
fourmack Pillar of the Community New Zealand 1679 Posts	Posted 02/19/2022 3:40 pm Thanks Phil310 could not see the die crack clear enough. Cheers Don Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut. "Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more Report this Post to the Staff
bluehdwideglide New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 02/19/2022 3:59 pm Thanks for the help Report this Post to the Staff
bluehdwideglide New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 02/19/2022 4:35 pm I checked the catalog you mentioned. You were correct saying it was an H2 - 36a. I have two just alike Thanks Edited by bluehdwideglide 02/19/2022 4:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 02/19/2022 6:15 pm Check this out: Canada, Victoria, 1 cent : 1859 : Brass https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/c...-1-cent-1859 Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5585 Posts	Posted 02/19/2022 7:59 pm I'd like to see an XRF of that coin. From the gap at 7 and 2, this was late in the minting cycle/year Report this Post to the Staff
bluehdwideglide New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 02/20/2022 09:55 am I would like to have the xrf done but have no idea where to find one. I'd go out and buy one, but they aren't cheap. Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5585 Posts	Posted 02/20/2022 10:05 am I meant that I would like to see an XRF on the brass "Museum" coin, not the OP's coin. The OP's coin is bronze and just like to 700+ that we XRF'd for the CNJ article on the brass '59's. You can count on 1 hand the number of brass ones found, but you may have to fudge a little with the 2nd can anyway. Give or take 1%, the OP coin is 95 Cu, 4 Sn, and 1 Zn. Report this Post to the Staff
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