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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;frech001, post: 2770786, member: 20616&quot;]I have an old laboratory balance scale.&nbsp; I placed a copper nickel 1953, 5 cent coin (with similar wear) on one plate and the bronze one on the other and they balanced each other.&nbsp; This coin was minted by the British Royal Mint and they mint coins for many countries.&nbsp; So, I think it most likely that a bronze planchet was accidentally punched out.&nbsp; I checked the coin under a microscope and though there are some hairline scratches on it, none revealed an underlying copper-nickel color.&nbsp; I&#039;m trying to identify the countries whose coins were minted by the Royal Mint in that same year to see if any had bronze coins with similar planchets.&nbsp; Any information would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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