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Valued Member
United States
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Has anyone seen one before? I don't collect this series so I am uneducated in this subject. I saw one this weekend. It was silver, at least in color, and was 1940. Had the correct design. It was in a flip and I had no way of weighing it.
The owner asked me about it, wondering how much it was worth. I didn't have a clue but asked if he wanted to sell it. He said he didn't but was looking for info on it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It is probably worth around the price of a brown cent, maybe 3 cents. These silver and gold cents have been made in large numbers from various chemistry experiments that were being done when I taught a college chem class in 1967.Here is a link to a common explanation, others can come from the net. Silver and gold ( brassy color) cents can be made. After they get bored, they spend into circulation as they are damage. http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-t...cals-272618/Jim As long as copper is the main component, it would also work on world coins. Edited by desertgem
07/05/2011 2:49 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
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Wow, pretty easy to do. Good video, thanks for the link.
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Canada
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I'd like to see photos and have a weight for the coin. I have other coins from that era struck on the wrong planchets.  |
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United States
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Yeah, I'd like to have weighed it somehow. I saw it on a trip to the coast over the weekend. We may go back this weekend. The wife spotted a piece of furniture and past on it. Now she's having second thoughts. If I do go back, I'll bring a scale and post what I find out.
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United States
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By the way Zonad, thats a nice coin!  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1472 Posts |
Thanks, here's one from 943.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Here's the obverse of the 943. I'm tempted to dip it before sending in for certification by the Canadian TPG with nice holders and who will recognize errors. Thoughts?  |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Don't dip it.
Will they be able to tell which foreign planchet it is,and thus the composition?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I never get sick of looking at them R!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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another silver dime,  and the other side  |
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Canada
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If you don't mind me asking,where do you get your errors Zonad.Roll searching,bought,from the wild or ? You have quite a collection as per all your posts.Thanks
Dave
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Canada
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Many of my errors (27) were bought last year from one seller who inherited them about 24 years ago. I was very lucky to get them, only my visa card suffered, thank God for paypal.  |
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Canada
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I see. Thanks Zonad. I don't blame you. My visa would have done the same. awesome collection I was kind of hoping some were found in the wild  Oh well. Maybe there are some out there somewhere. |
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Posted 07/05/2011 3:33 pm
