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Still need input. 1972d Kennedy that appears gold washed on whole coin. Has nickel colored extra metal stuck to coin that is not at all gold coated and that also displays striking evidence. Coin is also struckthru from extra metal. Some of gold coloring shows worn thru as a nickel coloring on high relief area. Coating appears to be very thin but obvious. How could this have happened? Foreign coin color dip? Value? Guesses? Thanx, gusp
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Hi Gusp
Take a look in the found in circulation thread,, I posted three gold plated coins from circulation a few days ago,, see if the half looks similar to yours.
as for the other anomolies on your coin,, we will need pics to give an opinion. But My half dollar had a clear glue type material on the reverse that made it look like an error coin, but it was not .
Rick
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08/27/2006 4:08 pm
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Thanx. Where is thread? Coin may in fact have glue. Cannot tell with my eyesight. Still tho, appears to have extra metal. That throws me. Will get better glass. Thanx. Gusp
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Hi gusp I just brought the pic here save you the trouble of running it down .  Rick |
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Most thanx. Similar but mine is less deeply toned. I have seen glue on coins that I believed came from mint that way. I see glue. What I cannot make out is the nickel colored debris stuck to the letters. Will get better scope then post back. It may be just some epoxy mix. Thanx again. P.S. How about I ask you about this other one. How about a 1942 cent that appears hollowed out on reverse. Cannot see indications of machining inside the rim area. Assumed it to be on its way to becomming magicians trick coin. Now, I am not too sure as I see metal where it should not be if bored out, along the inside of rim. If it were cut away I should be able to tell by reading the metal and seeing the metal cut markings. I cannot. This coin may have been stamped. It has a normal width rim depth. Any Experimentals known? It is a 1942. Coin has concentric circles stamped inside rev. face. Ideas? thanx again. Gusp
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sounds like a jewelry piece
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Agreed. But, how do you drill, or lathe and still leave metal where it should be eliminated. The inside rim area appears to have some sort of markings like stars or whatever that are raised (toward coins center) above the bored out inside rim area. Seems like if it was drilled that this inside rim metal would have to be gone. I would guess it is a trick coin. Will get microscope and post later. Thanx. Gusp
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It is a 1942. Coin has concentric circles stamped inside rev. face. Ideas? thanx again. Gusp [/quote] Hi Gusp Being a machinist ,,I can tell you the these lines are the result of the coin being machined out,, this confirms your thought that it is a Magicians coin, it more than likely had a dime at one time in the empty side. Rick |
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Thanx. I cannot see lines from drilling or machining along the inside area of the rim walls. However, maybe its possible that as the coin was being drilled the copper filings and inner rim wall got so hot that the copper dust fused to the inside of the walls of the boring leaving extra copper. The extra copper does lie lower into the coin along the inner rim wall. That could explain the extra metal stuck to the inside rim area. Maybe? Thanx. Gusp
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