Silver Jefferson Dollar Error

I just discovered a Jefferson $1 that is silver, are there others of this type? It looks like the correct planchet but not gold...photos will follow. Anyone know anything about errors similar?

 

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Most likely plated silver, done after leaving the mint, the coin shows on TV love to sell things like these.

 

This looks pretty good, no gold under the scratches. AU coin.

 

No luster. Dead giveaway it has been plated.

 

Yea, I know the first photo looks too shiny. I have been collecting for years and this one has me curious, I will photograph again with better lighting, I wouldn't buy a coin off ebay that photographed like that for the concern that it looked polished.

 

I say you should weigh it, being that if it's silver, it will weigh out to a different amount than a normal dollar coin.

 

Plated.......I highly doubt that it's silver.

 

No, I am not saying its silver, perhaps a planchet without the clad cover. I am wondering if anyone has seen anything similar?

 

if it was struck on an unplated planchet, it it would be copper in color.

 

Forget it, the correct terms used on google reveal the truth...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2007-P-Pres...n-BU-Clad-US-Coin-/130749145292#ht_500wt_1180

http://coins.bidstart.com/2007-P-Pr...as-Jefferson-BU-Clad-US-Coin-/29139578/a.html

Thanks for your opinions though
Jeff

 

Okay. Believe what you wish. I am out.

 

I'm confused, did you post the coin up for sale?

 

Cazkaboom, are we seeing something different from my response? The coin is ****, not an error but clad coated garbage.

 

no, i found these when I removed "silver" from my google search and used "jefferson presidental clad"

 

<------Still Confused......Whatever....

:thumb:

 

NGC graded one of my presidential dollar errors as a S$1.

 

The golden dollar coins, including the Sacagawea Dollar and the Presidential Dollars are clad. They have a copper core with clad layers made from a zinc, manganese, and nickel combination.

This is probably what happened to your coin. (see site below)

http://science.wonderhowto.com/how-to/turn-pennies-into-silver-and-gold-coins-with-zinc-367856/

 

I was ready to start a smart-alec response about how of course the Jefferson dollar is silver, it's a commemorative, 90%, blah blah. Until I remembered those smal Presidential dollars.
I was expecting a picture of one of these:

 

Lon, that was the first thought that came to my mind prior to my opening this thread last night.