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<p>[QUOTE="AZSteve, post: 4970237, member: 114396"]In my recent roll-hunting of dollars (see post in CRH dated 10/23), I came up with two interesting anomalies. One was a P-mint U.S.Grant that was mirror-shiny white - no color as opposed to a normal-shiny uncirculated gold-colored dollar. I am assuming this is plated unless someone can argue that it might be legit, in which case I will post a picture. I don't think any silvers were minted at Philly.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the same source I got a P-mint Teddy Roosevelt with that was mirror-shiny gold. Again, not the same shiny as an uncirculated dollar (I got many samples of those), so I'm thinking it too might be plated. Difficult to get a good picture so several side-by-sides below, since I also got a slightly circulated, fairly shiny P-mint Roosevelt that looks legit (shown on the right in the pics).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1194561[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1194562[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1194563[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1194564[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1194565[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AZSteve, post: 4970237, member: 114396"]In my recent roll-hunting of dollars (see post in CRH dated 10/23), I came up with two interesting anomalies. One was a P-mint U.S.Grant that was mirror-shiny white - no color as opposed to a normal-shiny uncirculated gold-colored dollar. I am assuming this is plated unless someone can argue that it might be legit, in which case I will post a picture. I don't think any silvers were minted at Philly. From the same source I got a P-mint Teddy Roosevelt with that was mirror-shiny gold. Again, not the same shiny as an uncirculated dollar (I got many samples of those), so I'm thinking it too might be plated. Difficult to get a good picture so several side-by-sides below, since I also got a slightly circulated, fairly shiny P-mint Roosevelt that looks legit (shown on the right in the pics). [ATTACH=full]1194561[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1194562[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1194563[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1194564[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1194565[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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