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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 69728, member: 112"]It's easily explained if you read the composition of these coins in the Red Book. The 40% silver coins are .800 silver clad over an inner core alloy of silver & copper. </p><p><br /></p><p>You can have the same effect occur with copper/nickel clad coins. When the coin is struck, sometimes the clad layer is pushed down over the edge only part way and sometimes it is pushed down over the edge all the way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 69728, member: 112"]It's easily explained if you read the composition of these coins in the Red Book. The 40% silver coins are .800 silver clad over an inner core alloy of silver & copper. You can have the same effect occur with copper/nickel clad coins. When the coin is struck, sometimes the clad layer is pushed down over the edge only part way and sometimes it is pushed down over the edge all the way.[/QUOTE]
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