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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2411445, member: 19463&quot;]I do not consider 1965 Kennedy&#039;s fourree because they are not plated on the edges but sandwiched.&nbsp; The fourree of current note is the copper over zinc Lincoln cent.&nbsp; Actually I really prefer to reserve the term fourree to that group of plated coins made by wrapping silver foil around a copper core and striking the hot mess hard enough that the two layers are bonded.&nbsp; If you use enough heat and pressure, a thin layer of silver solder &#039;glue&#039; is formed between the layers.&nbsp; Some fourrees were made with a powdered &#039;eutechtic&#039; sprinkled between the layers when the packet was wrapped materially improving the chances of a firm bond.&nbsp; All this is explained well in the William Campbell book I quote here every chance I get but I wonder if anyone reads.&nbsp; </p><p><a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000104992965;view=1up;seq=7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000104992965;view=1up;seq=7" rel="nofollow">https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000104992965;view=1up;seq=7</a></p><p>You can buy a copy for $30 but recently it was put online with the other ANS monographs so you can read it free. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/4jdedge.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The above shows an edge view of a later (Julia Domna) foil fourree which has chipped at the edge showing how thick the silver is.&nbsp; Much earlier is an Athenian tetradrachm cut in half.&nbsp; Back then there was a lot more profit available due to the good silver in the real coins.</p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/dougsmit/image/163095232.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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