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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 8129864, member: 84179&quot;]I am going to ask you where the big S came from, because all errors and varieties can be explained as coming from the mint process.&nbsp; Just because you can&#039;t explain an anomaly, doesn&#039;t make it an error.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A clad coin has 2 outer cupronickel layers bonded to a copper core.&nbsp; The cupronickel layers are an alloy of 75%Cu and 25%Ni. Under many environmental conditions, the copper in the alloy can segregate and/or discolor.&nbsp; This is particularly common on coins that have spent time in the soil.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, If your coin was missing both clad layers, it would weigh a lot less than 5.1 gms.&nbsp; Missing 2/3 of the layers doesn&#039;t equate to the 10% weight loss on your coin.&nbsp; That right there should tell you, it isn&#039;t missing any clad layers.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;re only looking for confirmation, you&#039;re not going to get it, because the coin isn&#039;t an error.&nbsp; If you still think you have something, and the experienced numismatists and error collectors don&#039;t know anything, you can send it in to be authenticated.&nbsp; Without authentication, you&#039;ll get the same response from every other collector and dealer - it&#039;s damaged. Or you can save yourself approx $60 and hang around here and learn from a number of experienced collectors.&nbsp; Choice is yours.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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