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pman860507 Pillar of the Community United States 784 Posts	Posted 09/29/2011 9:30 pm I know that 90% of you will right off the bat and say PMD which it might be but it has me curious. the reverse of the coin all most off if it looks steel/sliver color. all you can see is one wheat on the left side of the coin. and the whole coin is flat not at different levels. I know it looks like there is a lot of other damage to the coin but I'm not worried about that at the moment. anyways thanks for look let me know what you think. Report this Post to the Staff

acloco Pillar of the Community United States 3540 Posts	Posted 09/29/2011 9:36 pm Imagine it is solder. Report this Post to the Staff
numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 09/29/2011 9:38 pm Interesting. The 3rd picture shows a little peeling. Maybe it is solder or some such thing put on and is wearing off Report this Post to the Staff
pman860507 Pillar of the Community United States 784 Posts	Posted 09/29/2011 9:52 pm if I took my soldering iron to it do you think it would hurt the coin? Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 09/30/2011 12:37 am Nothing could hurt the coin any more than it's already hurt. It's damaged beyond any numismatic value. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb1877 Pillar of the Community United States 1659 Posts	Posted 09/30/2011 12:59 am Quote: if I took my soldering iron to it do you think it would hurt the coin? If it were me, I wouldn't mess with it. It would cost more in electricity to power the soldering iron than what the coin is worth. Report this Post to the Staff
scotty11 Pillar of the Community United States 1042 Posts	Posted 09/30/2011 12:59 am If is is actually solder...would it be possible to "heat" the coin enough to remove it...without further damage to the coin? If it were mine, I'd toss it into a small soup-pot full of boiling water...and see what happens... different alloys melt at different temps... all that being said...I don't think I'd ever cook food inside the soup-pot that I used to attempt this with... Report this Post to the Staff
BJ Neff Pillar of the Community United States 526 Posts	Posted 09/30/2011 09:44 am Boiling water = 212 degrees F / solder melt point = 752 degrees F. You need 540 degrees more heat to remove the solder. As Chuck said, the coin has no numismatic value and is not worth the time fooling with. BJ Neff Report this Post to the Staff
numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 09/30/2011 10:24 am You could add appropriate heat and add a small eyelet to the back of the coin and make a button out of it. This may have been the actual idea all along. Report this Post to the Staff
scotty11 Pillar of the Community United States 1042 Posts	Posted 09/30/2011 9:55 pm Quote: Boiling water = 212 degrees F / solder melt point = 752 degrees F. You need 540 degrees more heat to remove the solder. As Chuck said, the coin has no numismatic value and is not worth the time fooling with. BJ Neff I realize that boiling water wouldn't work with solder. I work with 117 and 152 degree alloy everyday in my optical lab. I reclaim it using tanks with 200 degree water. The alloy I use is very close to the same color as what's found on this coin. Now that my curiosity has been raised, I'll try and give it a shot next week when I go back to work. Report this Post to the Staff
augbauer Pillar of the Community Philippines 606 Posts	Posted 09/30/2011 9:58 pm PMD Report this Post to the Staff
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