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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 1214057, member: 15199&quot;]Metal Plating is a vanishing vocation. 50+ years ago the podunk town of 7,000 I grew up in had 3 metal plating shops. The high school also had a metalworking class that used it to plate buckles, auto parts, etc. But I think the toxicity, environmental regulations, etc., has almost eliminated them. This same community of 150,000 now has not a single metal plating business left. In the 60s-70s, plated coins were very common and most were familiar with them, but now, some younger collectors made not even know about plating.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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