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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 4626321, member: 84179"]Electroplating was a common science experiment done in high school chem labs starting in the late 50s (the increased emphasis on science education due to the Russian Sputnik launch). It was a great lab experiment since the students got to take their experimental sample home when they were done. I have picked up a few over my years of collecting and there are many questions in the archives from people who found plated cents. Search the archives for plated cents and compare them to your coin</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW: The US mint did not strike any pure nickel foreign coins in the 1950s, so it could not be struck on a foreign planchet[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 4626321, member: 84179"]Electroplating was a common science experiment done in high school chem labs starting in the late 50s (the increased emphasis on science education due to the Russian Sputnik launch). It was a great lab experiment since the students got to take their experimental sample home when they were done. I have picked up a few over my years of collecting and there are many questions in the archives from people who found plated cents. Search the archives for plated cents and compare them to your coin BTW: The US mint did not strike any pure nickel foreign coins in the 1950s, so it could not be struck on a foreign planchet[/QUOTE]
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