1944 Partially Missing Chrome? Pics Added

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cazzuey Valued Member Canada 367 Posts	Posted 08/12/2011 09:15 am Hey folks, I have a bunch of nickels, and I was wondering how to spot a missing chrome. Thanks cazzuey Edited by cazzuey 08/12/2011 11:16 am Report this Post to the Staff

nickelsguy Pillar of the Community Canada 2301 Posts	Posted 08/12/2011 10:53 am Take nickels dates like 48/49 which are nickel....place them on a table.......then compare with "chromed" coins....if the finish looks the same....then no chrome.....if different..chrome Report this Post to the Staff
cazzuey Valued Member Canada 367 Posts	Posted 08/12/2011 10:59 am Thanks, I got one more question. I have this coin and it looks like it's missing chrome in some area. Have a look. It's not the lighting it actually looks like that. Report this Post to the Staff
cazzuey Valued Member Canada 367 Posts	Posted 08/12/2011 11:01 am The other side is not missing chrome. Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10463 Posts	Posted 08/12/2011 11:17 am Not a missing chrome variety. The chrome 'missing' on your coin is from wear. Look in between the letters of the legend and inside the King's ear, there is still chrome there. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
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