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Valued Member
United States
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I bought some silver coins from my neighbor's mother and when I was going through them I found a 1969 half that looks identical to a 64 on it's edge. I have several clad halves and you can easily see the layering. It's a clean coin so it isn't dirt or grime. Were some of these silver-plated for some reason by someone, anyone know what this could be?
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Valued Member
 United States
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By the way before anyone asks I will have some pics up in an hour or so. I need to take some good ones first.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just looked at a roll of 40% and about half of them look like a 90% on the edge, the others have a copperish tint.Weigh the coin and tell us the weight.
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Valued Member
United States
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The only silver clad halves I've handled are the ones I have. I didn't think I had any thing valuable, just was curious why this one looked different. I'll weigh it though and let you know.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It never hurts to notice something different,that's how errors/varieties are found.And this is a good place to determine what they are but pictures are a definite necessity and scales come in handy in many cases.
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Moderator
 United States
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In my experience, a fair number of 40% silver coins look like the 90% ones on the edge.
Because of they way the clad blanks are punched out, some smearing is expected. Look at any clad half, quarter, or dime, you will see that the apparent thickness and position of the core is inconsistent.
Also, the silver in the core (a 40% silver coin has a 20.9% silver/79.1% copper core) makes the it look lighter/duller/grayer than normal.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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also if they are circulated the silver will cover the copper kind of like a rolled coin or spooned coin
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Valued Member
United States
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I have noticed that too. Sometimes I open a roll and go "oooh a 90%er" and then it is 40%. Still a winner.
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United States
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It does not help that the obverse and reverse clad layers of the 40% silver coin are actually 80% silver, close enough to be visually similar to the 90% coins. Add to that the ambiguous core and you can end up with an accelerated heart rate.  |
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Posted 01/25/2011 9:21 pm
