Kind of looks like split-plate doubling.
...uh...what game?
Sorry, I copied and pasted that from a Google answer. Any aluminum cent should weigh 0.937 g rounded off to 1 g
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Who says it's copper? Environmental damage can make clad coinage look like that. Hint...don't bother to do poll, it's not required and post...
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That would most likely be less than 0.5 g which would round off to zero. What should an aluminum cent weigh? The best way to determine if you...
Yup, that's the point. This is a China made gold-plated bar. Either the dimensions or the weight would have to be different from the real thing....
For coins like that, you usually don't need to wear gloves, and it is after handling them that you need to wash your hands :) Looks like fun, let...
Messing with proofs is always fraught with danger. On a trial coin you could try 1) soaking a couple of hours in acetone, rinse with running hot...
can't you tell...
Nickels are kind-of undersearched, no silver there (OK,OK, war nics) so getting rolls from the bank works pretty good. I'm sure other members...
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BTW, can you tell if this is gold or gold plated? [IMG]
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Buy that scale...
...uh...I don't think "doubled die" means struck twice, it is an error in the die manufacture...and as such, would it not also be a "variety"?
That's funny...which Webster, Alfred E.?
Above the "R" is a die chip (little bit of the die broke off and caused a cavity which was filled by the metal of the coin). I'll pass on the...
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