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Just found this searching my pocket change last night. Tried to do some searching but seems that it is plated. There were some graded that were struck on a Dime planchet though this isn't one of them. My scale weighs it at 3.17g. Took it to my local LCS today and she weighed it at 3.2g. Is there any chance it could be struck on a foreign planchet? Would also like to know if there is a reference available to find out what foreign coins have been minted at the U.S. Mint. I've never found one of these before so it is pretty cool. Would appreciate any thoughts. Thanks.    |
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Could be re-plated, or more likely rubbed with mercury - because there is no loss of detail that might be expected if it were re-plated with extra metal.
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I had read something about mercury being rubbed on coins. Heck my mom has said that when they were kids in the 40's they played with mercury lol.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thin plating accounts for the extra weight. Nothing special here I'm guessing.
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@make, can you please confirm that your cent isn't attracted to a strong magnet? If it is, then this might be nickel plating rather than silver plating.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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oops, didn't see the weight in the first post... maybe it was plated
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Hahha <Sad Price is Right Trombone>. It's nothing but dang, when I found it last night had that glimmer of hope that maybe I found something. That's what makes it fun.
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3.2 grams is within mint tolerance. 3.1 is normal with a tolerance of +/- .12. Time for you to buy a new scale maybe. A good scale goes down to 0.001 grams. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Plated and harshly cleaned. No premium. Keep searching!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Not done at the mint, not a mint error. Post strike event that altered this coin. No premium for this coin event. Just a face value coin.
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United States
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Thanks for the replies. Agree with you all that it is PMD. @Spence I tried it on the biggest magnet I could find. No attraction. Question, would a Nickel be attracted to a magnet? I tried a Nickel and there was no attraction either. |
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Yes good point. Nickel the metal can exhibit slight magnetism, depending on alloying and heat treatment. Nickel the coin (at least here in the US) are not magnetic at all.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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@MakesNoCentsToMe: if MAKE or not for YOU, this coin make 1 CENT. Keep will oxide very, very slow and it is the new Design variety of the year. So you has an reference and also one more (hope) coin for fake and simulation or artisanal coins collection.
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Lol. Will keep it Silvio. It will go into my collection of 'parking lot coin,' 'acid dipped coin,' 'metal detector find coin,' 'zinc rot coin,' and all the rest I've posted on the community since I started. Lol.
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Would also like to know if there is a reference available to find out what foreign coins have been minted at the U.S. Mint. More food for thought. Scroll down and download koinpro's (Ken Potter's) spreadsheet. I found it to be an interesting foreign coin ref. when needed. Thanks, Doug. http://goccf.com/t/234020&SearchTerms=koinpro,xlsTry again. Edited by Halo1st
01/21/2023 08:56 am
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Would also like to know if there is a reference available to find out what foreign coins have been minted at the U.S. Mint.
Sorry my friend I didn't see this. The Mint Director Report 1964, June to the congress give this database. Sorry I do not find now the link or the PDF on the hard drive.
Edited by silviosi
01/20/2023 8:03 pm
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Posted 01/19/2023 9:00 pm
