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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nerosmyfavorite68, post: 24884402, member: 134416&quot;]I guess it depends on one&#039;s definition of clad, but plated coins have been around since the earliest coins.&nbsp; Forgeries were made by adding a foil (sometimes thick) of gold or silver over a copper core.&nbsp; Or, if one counts silver enrichment/pickling in billon coins, to draw the silver part to the surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1598051[/ATTACH]</p><p>An example of a well-done forgery from ancient times.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s amazing how easily pennies are trashed.</p><p><br /></p><p>I found a couple of pennies under the bathroom hamper, totally destroyed. The floor doesn&#039;t even get wet in there, nor does the shower run in that one.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Romans discontinued denominations. The penny is the semis of our times.&nbsp; Why not phase it out?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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