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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 2041429, member: 68&quot;]The&nbsp; copper core is spread along the edge by the blanking press that punches the discs from sheets of metal.&nbsp; The copper core will&nbsp; hide one of the outer cladding layers.&nbsp; In other words you can see &quot;silvery&quot; color on one side and copper on the rest of the edge.&nbsp; The side that is silvery in color was the part of the sheet that was hit by the blanking press; the top die.&nbsp; The coppery side is the bottom.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This is much more complicated on silver clad coins because the copper core has a high percentage of silver in it and is not a uniform color.&nbsp; It is often silvery in color which makes the entire edge look like silver and results in people thinking they have 1965 to &#039;70 half dollars in 90% silver.&nbsp; Close inspection will usually show a color difference on the &quot;top&quot; side of the coin.&nbsp; It can be very subtle to virtually non-existent.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So long as the layers don&#039;t separate they are within specifications.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Many people don&#039;t like clad because they think it looks cheesy but most people who think this way are remembering silver coins or are unfamiliar with cu/ ni clad.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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