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 Posted 06/22/2010  11:29 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Peak Frean to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Ohhhhh now don't all crowd around! Let the others have a look...
The coin is actually a goldish bronze color.


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 Posted 06/23/2010  12:03 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add hhbkiddo to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
toooooooo bad it is not a 1944 with that color....
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 Posted 06/23/2010  09:51 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Darth Anarchus to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
nice!!
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 Posted 06/24/2010  1:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add splatto to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It's made of tombac. They all were in 1942-3
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 Posted 06/24/2010  9:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add harrison2 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That's awesome! Never knew that!
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 Posted 06/27/2010  09:27 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add carmykle to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
OK, learning time, what's Tombac? Why do I feel like I just swallowed the hook?
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 Posted 06/27/2010  09:32 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add carmykle to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Love that Googgle! I love this forum. Before too long I'll be so smart I won't be able to stand myself. I actually thought you guys were testing us. Thanks!!
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 Posted 06/28/2010  12:21 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jg86 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Tombac is just a type of brass
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 Posted 06/28/2010  3:50 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add splatto to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nickel was being conserved at this point to craft supplies in the war effort. The reason hb said "too bad it's not a 1944" is because there are very few known (only one I think) examples of a tombac 1944 five cent piece. There are probably very few tombac coins in circulation, as their colour stands out quite dramatically. They can be purchased from dealers quite cheap, but if you ever hope to find a 1944 tombac your best best is to hope your parents or grandparents have one in the attic
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