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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bob Evancho, post: 2989364, member: 84595&quot;]The brilliance of the coin leads me to believe the coin has been plated.&nbsp; Nickel is magnetic and even a small depth of plating will stick to a magnet.&nbsp; Nickel plating of sterling silver jewelry or silver coins allows rhodium plating to adhere better to the silver and you see this quite often.&nbsp; Plating coins can confuse a new collector into thinking they have an off metal strike.&nbsp; Some dishonest bullion dealers will use a magnet on silver jewelry that has been rhodium plated to prevent tarnish and then tell the seller the chain is steel.&nbsp; The seller will tell the dealer OK, it&#039;s junk and leaves the jewelry behind.&nbsp; The dishonest dealers then cashes in.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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