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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 952701, member: 66"]The typical electrotype is a pair of copper shells built up by plating which are then filled with another metal with a low melting point, usually lead. Most electrotypes are significantly overweight. They are also usually made from higher quality coins. If an electrotype is worn significantly after it is made it tends to wear through the copper very quickly and lets the inside metal show through.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then you have a new NC. As for telling the reverse of 189 and 198 apart look at the berries right of the T in CENT. On 189 they have definite stems while on 198 they are pretty much stemless.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 952701, member: 66"]The typical electrotype is a pair of copper shells built up by plating which are then filled with another metal with a low melting point, usually lead. Most electrotypes are significantly overweight. They are also usually made from higher quality coins. If an electrotype is worn significantly after it is made it tends to wear through the copper very quickly and lets the inside metal show through. Then you have a new NC. As for telling the reverse of 189 and 198 apart look at the berries right of the T in CENT. On 189 they have definite stems while on 198 they are pretty much stemless.[/QUOTE]
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