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Peaceman Valued Member United States 434 Posts	Posted 07/19/2011 12:34 am Pulled this out of an old $ 1000 bag of Ikes today. She's not silver but the entire rim is pure white (All nickel?). The obverse has some severe (Don't know the term) striations on it from an ill-prepared planchet. Turn it over... unc... mmmm Report this Post to the Staff

Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 07/19/2011 02:19 am Weigh it...if its 24.6g's its silver...it would be pretty cool if it was.....there were also some special mints of 40 percent silver content but I don't know there weight...Probably between 22.5 and 24.6 Edited by Jayman931 07/19/2011 02:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 07/19/2011 09:28 am It looks like it was plated outside the Mint. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 07/19/2011 10:49 am I doubt it was plated...alot of the smaller craters would not be showing imo... Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 07/19/2011 11:00 am Most plating jobs do not add nearly enough metal to obscure major detail and the moon craters would indeed be considered major detail. So little metal is added that it is virtually impossible to detect by weight due to planchet tolerances. A weight would be helpful, if it is normal for CuNi clad then you just have a plated coin. Edited by biokemist6 07/19/2011 1:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Peaceman Valued Member United States 434 Posts	Posted 07/19/2011 11:14 am It weighs 22.4g Edited by Peaceman 07/19/2011 11:16 am Report this Post to the Staff
chuckster 125 Pillar of the Community United States 4113 Posts	Posted 07/19/2011 11:26 am Peaceman: There are 2 known 1776-1976D Type 2 Ikes made off metal (SILVER). Value on these is $15,000 to $25,000.00. Your coin it a 1776-1976P- Type 2. I don't see any mint mark on the Obverse and its difinitely a Type 2 reverse. If this coin weighs 24.50 grams etc, it would be the first off metal (SILVER) 1776-1976P Type 2. * unless it's been plated etc- but it still would be worth having it attributed if the weigh pans out correctly. (IMHO) Good luck, hope you got something really rare here! Chuck. * Sorry, missed your post on the weight before I posted. Darn- would have been great to have that in at 24.5G. :( Edited by chuckster 125 07/19/2011 11:29 am Report this Post to the Staff
Peaceman Valued Member United States 434 Posts	Posted 07/19/2011 12:05 pm OK, I think it's time to damage a reed to see what's under it..... pictures to come.... Report this Post to the Staff
Peaceman Valued Member United States 434 Posts	Posted 07/19/2011 12:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 07/19/2011 12:32 pm Quote: It weighs 22.4g 22.68 grams is normal for new silver clad would be heavier yet. you have a plated used coin Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/19/2011 6:07 pm Looks like a clad from what I can see on the rim. The way I determine if something is plated is to pick a letter on the coin and use a razor blade on the groove of the reeding. This way the reed isn't damaged and you can tell if it was plated or not. Report this Post to the Staff
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