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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alex G, post: 8271473, member: 93681&quot;]Thank you for the information you&#039;ve provided, it&#039;s very much appreciated!&nbsp; I agree that many of the points raised are legitimate, however, close inspection of the coin, renders most of those points falling short of what it is I believe I&#039;m seeing. let me make mention that I am a novice at coin collecting and make no pretense as to the depth of my knowledge.&nbsp; Understand I am in no way a disagreeable person, my only aim is to determine what I&#039;ve found. I believe we must be able to disagree, without being disagreeable, how else might we learn anything. Your breakdown of the points mentioned was insightful and comprehensive... kind of you to have shared so much! As for the coin, its diameter is 19.05 mm, and as far as, &quot;Which coin is the coin in question&quot;, the four photo&#039;s shown are of the same coin. The first two photo&#039;s are of the obverse, however, under different lighting. The next photo is of its reverse, and the last photo is a side shot of the coin placed next to a newly minted coin so as to show its depth. In looking at this last photo I had hoped to show how thin the coin is. Like you, I thought sandblasting would&#039;ve exposed Zinc, if present. I&#039;d like to point out, that the coin sustained a deep hit on it&#039;s reverse, that can be viewed on top of the &quot;A&quot; in the word America on the reverse, which I thought would eliminate any question of the core being zinc. Please have a look. You mentioned a weak strike, and I do agree that does sound reasonable. I also agree with your assessment of submitting the coin for XRF testing. How else might we learn the true nature of this object. I do believe I&#039;ve learned a thing or two having read your reply, and for that, kind Sir, I&#039;d like to express my deepest gratitude! In time when I do receive a definitive answer to the nature of this coin, I will certainly post it here for all to learn.&nbsp; Happy hunting and, Best of luck!&nbsp; &nbsp; P.S. Always open to new information![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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