I was wrong. You all were right. I broke down and took a knife to the surface of the coin and it was copper underneath. Good call...sorry if I...
Very good point. I hadn't thought of that. And allow me to thank you for not talking down to me. The question that raises is: what of the...
True, but if the tube were stainless steel and my fingers could exert several thousand psi, things could happen...
Good theory. However, amalgam will fade over time. Mile5, if you're still around perhaps you can let us know if the tone of your coin has...
I am attempting to establish a discussion about this and similar coins which I believe to be Cu/Ni off-metal strikes. If anyone with one of these...
I may not be educated to the finer points of coin production, but there's really no call for insults or condescension. If you wouldn't mind,...
I should also note that, in the pics of coins in bezels that I have seen, any time a chip or chink exists around the edge, the rim of the coin is...
That might be true, if the coin were actually silver plated. However, as I have mentioned, luster and hue are consistent with Cu/Ni and not...
Actually, if I may, hold the phone a minute there. I too have recently come across a coin demonstrating this same sort of defect, and I can say...
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