2010-P Native American Dollar Bronze?

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uscrooge New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 09/10/2010 01:30 am I opened a new roll of 2010-P Native American dollars I bought from the mint's direct ship program....The box was stamped 03-17-2010....Right away I noticed one of the dollars was much darker than the others. It appears to be struck on a bronze planchet? Or maybe the shiny gold was not applied to this planchet? I know these pictures are terrible...I took them with my iPhone....I will get a high res scan tomorrow....I took the pictures with a normal dollar on the left, and the bronze(?) one on the right. If anybody has any info that would be great! Here are some better pictures: Edited by uscrooge 09/10/2010 1:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff

uscrooge New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 09/10/2010 01:34 am Also, In the last pictures you can see streaks in the metal that remind me of some older Lincoln Cents.... Edited by uscrooge 09/10/2010 1:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff
XavierOfGreen Pillar of the Community United States 2589 Posts	Posted 09/10/2010 03:50 am it could be missing a clad layer, it would have a bright red appearance if it did. Report this Post to the Staff
DNA Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 09/10/2010 09:17 am In these blurry pictures, the coin on the right seems like it's Satin Finish. Satin Finish Dollars and Quarters have been occasionally reported to be found in business strike bags and rolls. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 09/10/2010 10:56 am I cannot see much of anything with those blurry photos. If the coin were missing a manganese layer, it would be lighter than normal since the manganese is clad to a copper core and not plated. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 09/10/2010 12:00 pm Could also just a "toned" piece. Could be a planchet that was improperly cleaned after it was annealed. Frankly with out having a metallurgical analysis done you really can't say what if anything is wrong. All you can really say is that it is darker than normal. Report this Post to the Staff
KisNap Valued Member United States 462 Posts	Posted 09/10/2010 12:24 pm If the coin is heated for too long it could darken like the "Black Nickels" did. Report this Post to the Staff
uscrooge New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 09/10/2010 5:55 pm Conder101, If I send the coin in to PCGS, will they perform the metallurgical analysis as part of their authentication? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
albumcollector Valued Member United States 285 Posts	Posted 09/10/2010 6:08 pm Is it the same weight as the normal dollars? Report this Post to the Staff
uscrooge New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 09/10/2010 8:35 pm albumcollector, The normal dollar weighs 8.0g and the dark one weighs 7.9g. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
DNA Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 09/10/2010 11:28 pm In the new pics, it looks somewhat like an "Experimental Rinse" variety. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 09/11/2010 10:01 am If you just send it in for regular grading, no. But they may offer the service for an extra fee. I know NGC does. I believe it's $75 extra. Edited by Conder101 09/11/2010 10:03 am Report this Post to the Staff
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