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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;girldly, post: 2487801, member: 74386&quot;]Kimberly,</p><p>Everyone thought my coin was coated/dipped/etc...however, when it was sent to both of the BIG GRADING COMPANIES, I was informed that even tho they determined my coin to be over 80 percent silver, with copper, and nickel (making it magnetic)&nbsp; and other elements.&nbsp;&nbsp; They referred me to the RED BOOK (coin bible), these grading companies say that a person at the mint did this intentionally to make money....or gain.&nbsp; That is not word for word, but the basic jest of the response.&nbsp; Now, I was baffled by that.&nbsp; Here I have a coin, unlike any other penny, and both grading companies deny a grade on it.&nbsp; Sad, but true. </p><p>My thinking was this, we live in the Midwest, my husband, a boy of 7 or 8 at the time got this coin in his lunch money.&nbsp; Now, how or why would a mint employee do this for his own personal gain?&nbsp; Makes no sense.&nbsp; Neither does that rule.&nbsp; When I have time, I will contact members who make these determinations and challenge this.&nbsp; It is silly.</p><p>I wish you more luck than we had.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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