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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Prospector, post: 979307, member: 18940&quot;]I guess the only way to really know if it&#039;s made from a solid alloy ( pre-&#039;82) and not just a grey coating from a chem-test is to operate on it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Either find an area to drill or slice off a small piece to see if it&#039;s still copper inside the core. That would rule out the chem-test.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have a &#039;78 that has the same luster as a nickel, and on the edge I filed down a very small portion and underneath was more zinc colored metal.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I went deep enough to make a difference to rule out just a zinc coating.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>P.S. The Zinc or what appeared to be Zinc under the surface shined with more brilliance then the surface.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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