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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 3097029, member: 77413&quot;][USER=95630]@Janine Gomez[/USER] It seems that a picture is still missing that shows a natural example of this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don’t show the edges in my photo below. As alluded to above, the coin is made from a sheet of steel that is rolled out in a rolling mill and then galvanized by applying a thin layer of zinc to each side.</p><p><br /></p><p>When the planchets were punched the edges were bare steel, so that exposed steel was unprotected and started to rust and corrode immediately.</p><p><br /></p><p>There was a craze for prettying these up by dipping them in a zinc replating bath. This not only gave a fresh appearance to the faces but galvanized the bare edges as well. This also tends to fill in the microscopic surface texture and create a more reflective, even mirror-like, surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>(There are also lots of copper replated coins as well that get novices excited about finding a fortune. A simple check with a magnet reveals the steel inside.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]782957[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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