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grouse12 Valued Member New Zealand 227 Posts	Posted 08/25/2006 9:06 pm Hi there people.I am probably being ignorant but I have an all copper Susan b Anthony and I was wondering if this is rare or just a curio. Report this Post to the Staff

fengk Pillar of the Community United States 986 Posts	Posted 08/25/2006 9:49 pm Try weighing it to make sure it's actually copper. Report this Post to the Staff
madhandles761991 Pillar of the Community United States 577 Posts	Posted 08/26/2006 11:34 am WOW! Cool coin! Here is my opinion. Without seeing a pic of the side to judge width, I can tell the coin's thickness is the same as any other Susan B coin. The strike is not weak in any die stress points, so if I had to guess, I would say that you have double the copper of any other Susan B, and you could make a nice little profit off of this coin. However, this is just my opinion... Cool coin! Report this Post to the Staff
Joeyuk Valued Member United States 383 Posts	Posted 08/26/2006 12:28 pm I found this on Fred Weinberg's website. http://www.fredweinberg.com/invento....asp?ID=4171 He refers to it as missing clad layer. Nice price tag on his. I imagine weight would be important to insure it is not copper plated. Perhaps you can put this coin and a normal SBA in identical 2X2 holders and rig a balence scale to compare both. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 08/26/2006 1:03 pm If you can weigh it and find out it is real I would send it to a TPG like NGC or PCGS that way you could get maximum amount for it when sold, and also let everyone else know it was a legit error and not someone messing with the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Tpatna Pillar of the Community United States 1626 Posts	Posted 08/26/2006 4:16 pm Very cool. Where did you get this? Did you find it or buy it? Report this Post to the Staff
grouse12 Valued Member New Zealand 227 Posts	Posted 08/26/2006 5:39 pm I found this coin in my local coin shop and I paid $2.00NZ for it which is about $1.20-$1.30 US Report this Post to the Staff
Dewayne76 Pillar of the Community United States 590 Posts	Posted 08/26/2006 7:44 pm That sounds awful cheap but you never know it could worth a small fortune. Report this Post to the Staff
grouse12 Valued Member New Zealand 227 Posts	Posted 08/26/2006 9:00 pm Interesting news.I rigged up a balance scale and compared this coin to a standard SBA dollar and the standard coin was slightly heavier!!! Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 08/27/2006 4:26 pm when you say slightly how much that just might tell the tale also the initial thickness of the coin would be different I would assume. Report this Post to the Staff
grouse12 Valued Member New Zealand 227 Posts	Posted 08/27/2006 5:59 pm This just gets better and better! this coin is very obviously thinner than a standard SBA dollar!!As for the weight my rig was pretty crude but it did show the standard SBA was heavier Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 08/27/2006 6:25 pm It looks real enough almost to good , For your sake I hope it is.. good luck to you.. Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 08/27/2006 6:49 pm Quote: Originally posted by grouse12 This just gets better and better! this coin is very obviously thinner than a standard SBA dollar!!As for the weight my rig was pretty crude but it did show the standard SBA was heavier This weight difference shows you that the coin was not plated. but it does not confirm that the coin has not been chemically or electrically altered to remove the clad layers. Rick Report this Post to the Staff
grouse12 Valued Member New Zealand 227 Posts	Posted 08/28/2006 05:09 am Hi Metalman,is there any way I can tell? Report this Post to the Staff
Dewayne76 Pillar of the Community United States 590 Posts	Posted 08/28/2006 8:36 pm If you have the money to get it certified I would send it in. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 08/28/2006 9:07 pm I dont know how to tell if it has been altered to remove the clad layer unless it was done with acid and it etched the coin, if it was done some other way then I have no idea how you would tell. The part that bothers me is both sides are the same way, usually you see one side with the clad layer and the other without unless it has been altered. I am in no way saying this is written in stone, I am just saying most of them I have seen had one side with the clad layer and the other without Report this Post to the Staff
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