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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1562687, member: 66&quot;]Usually close to the diameter of the cent.&nbsp; And it tends to expand slightly more in the center layer than the outer ones.&nbsp; Because the Coppernickel is harder and frankly when you compress the top and bottom of a cylinder it theds to bulge in the center.&nbsp; The OP coin though shows the outer layers extending out further, the opposite of what would be expected.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the other copper layer was removed on both sides mechanically or abrasively it could give you this appearance, dull silvery on the two faces, possibly with metal pushed out past the normal diameter, but the copper plating on the edge remaining.&nbsp; that would give it the sandwich appearance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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