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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 170780, member: 669&quot;]Clad coins consist of bonded measureable layers of metal which are mechanically squeezed together under such force that they stick to each other.&nbsp; The actual weight of each component metal is known, and is a significant percentage of the total weight.</p><p><br /></p><p>Plated coins have a solid core and a coating deposited molecule by molecule, which is too thin to measure without extremely sensitive instruments.&nbsp; The weight of the plating is an insignificant percentage of the total weight.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the core metal has a higher melting point than the outer metal, the core can also be quickly dipped in molten outer metal, resulting in a much weaker bond between the core and the covering, allowing the core to be seen through a slight scratch on the object&#039;s surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hardly &quot;all the same&quot; IMHO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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