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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 3067138, member: 84179"]Plating DOES NOT involve dipping into molten metal. Google Electrochemistry. Nickel is magnetic. Your coin is either nickel plated, or chrome plated. If your coin is chrome plated, it will have a nickel plated layer between the copper and chrome. The chrome is usually thin enough that the nickel will stick to a magnet.</p><p><br /></p><p>As others have said, your coin was plated AFTER it left the mint. It's worth face value[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 3067138, member: 84179"]Plating DOES NOT involve dipping into molten metal. Google Electrochemistry. Nickel is magnetic. Your coin is either nickel plated, or chrome plated. If your coin is chrome plated, it will have a nickel plated layer between the copper and chrome. The chrome is usually thin enough that the nickel will stick to a magnet. As others have said, your coin was plated AFTER it left the mint. It's worth face value[/QUOTE]
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