Good morning everyone! So my dad decided when we gave him a grandkid to put 1000 dollars in small dollar coins in a box for him when he was born. The other day he asked me to search through them for errors because we never have and I found a handful of them that appear ‘silver’ or nickel and not golden. He gets 8 of them every time he works overtime and has THOUSANDS saved up in buckets so im trying to learn what i can before i start a proper search… Is there a reason for this or way to tell plated from minted on a clad coin? Do people just plate them and send them out there, or are some dates and coins just more silvery than others? I read about a few being struck on susan b anthony planchets but they weigh the same, so how can anyone tell? Thank you all kindly!!
Are you asking about the SAC, or the John Quincy? Both look normal. You are probably just seeing the toning on the coin.
I guess I was asking in general if they toned and looked silvery instead of golden. The quincy ones all seem to appear silver i noticed, but are there any that if they appear silver i should set aside?
well thats a bummer :/. just amazing some dont look gold at all, amazing what coins do! thank you all kindly
The coins that seem to change colors the most are coins that have amazing luster, and coins that have been improperly cleaned at one time or another. If you stick around @robec has many a Lincoln cent that are nearly pure white. It wouldn't be a bad idea to pull the odd looking coins from the batch and hold them until you learn more about numismatics. Just a reminder not everything that looks odd is collectible.
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