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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2865631, member: 10461&quot;]<b>#1:</b> My first impression was that I liked the contrasting two-tone appearance on the Portuguese 50-centavos piece.&nbsp; That is what I refer to as a &quot;Circulation Cameo&quot;, or &quot;<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-is-a-circcam-you-ask-look-and-see-and-post-yours.288335/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-is-a-circcam-you-ask-look-and-see-and-post-yours.288335/">CircCam</a>&quot; for short.&nbsp; I&#039;m a fan of that look, and appealing copper and bronze CircCams are less often seen than silver ones.&nbsp; My second impression was that the lettering looked &quot;off&quot;, and had a bit of that hinky &quot;Made in China&quot; appearance to me.&nbsp; It briefly twitched the needle on my built-in &quot;Fake-o-Meter&quot;, but upon further examination I think no, there&#039;s nothing wrong with it.&nbsp; It&#039;s just the font the mint used, and the wear, probably.&nbsp; I suppose that could be a cud there, or some kind of die crack.&nbsp; Do I see another thin crack around 8:00-9:00 on the reverse, or is that a tiny hair or fiber on the coin?&nbsp; <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/portugal-50-centavos-km-575-1924-1926-cuid-1111721-duid-1513258" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/portugal-50-centavos-km-575-1924-1926-cuid-1111721-duid-1513258" rel="nofollow">It&#039;s about a $2 piece in that grade</a> (Fine-ish), but so what.&nbsp; I like it.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>#2:</b> That looks like a copper-nickel coin to me.&nbsp; The color does not look like a silver coin would.&nbsp; A magnet wouldn&#039;t be of any use, as neither copper-nickel alloys nor silver will stick to one.&nbsp; Some pure nickel coins are magnetic, but most so-called &quot;nickel&quot; coins are alloyed with copper (for example, our USA 5-cent &quot;nickels&quot; are actually 75% copper and only 25% nickel, despite the name).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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