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<p>[QUOTE="Drago the Wolf, post: 1430789, member: 22476"]Guys,</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a copper clad 1974 half from a batch of halves I got from my credit union to spend around town, and I have one from that batch, that has the copper center, but is tarnished black, like silver tarnishes on front and back. So I was wondering, is there a possibility that this half could have the same silver top layers as the 1965-1970 silver clad halves were made of, as a mistake? Or is it just the way cupronickel clad tarnishes? I believe I have seen post-silver dimes, quarters, and even nickels like this, but was never sure what exactly caused the tarnish. (I may have even seen some Ikes like this, but never any SBAs. Guess SBAs are too new for them to make an alloy mistake with them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry, don't have the equipment to post any pictures. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Drago the Wolf, post: 1430789, member: 22476"]Guys, I have a copper clad 1974 half from a batch of halves I got from my credit union to spend around town, and I have one from that batch, that has the copper center, but is tarnished black, like silver tarnishes on front and back. So I was wondering, is there a possibility that this half could have the same silver top layers as the 1965-1970 silver clad halves were made of, as a mistake? Or is it just the way cupronickel clad tarnishes? I believe I have seen post-silver dimes, quarters, and even nickels like this, but was never sure what exactly caused the tarnish. (I may have even seen some Ikes like this, but never any SBAs. Guess SBAs are too new for them to make an alloy mistake with them. Sorry, don't have the equipment to post any pictures. :([/QUOTE]
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