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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 2041906, member: 68&quot;]Under specific conditions it&#039;s probably possible to smear the metal for the cladding layer over the copper core but This metal would be extremely thin and wear off very quickly (a couple years of circulation).&nbsp; I&#039;m not certain I&#039;ve ever seen it before but you will see various odd effects if you study these edges including silvery areas that span the side.&nbsp; The cu/ ni cladding is much stronger and harder than the copper core.&nbsp; Despite its thinness there are still no clads in circulation that have worn through to the copper.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course your description of the blanking press is accurate and to my knowledge the rods (dies) are still on the top side.&nbsp; Certainly most clad coins have a thin cladding layer exposed on one side and the rest is copper colored.&nbsp; I believe this is the result of the die (rod) spreading the metal over the edge as the planchet is cut out.&nbsp; If so the side with the cladding visible would be the top of the planchet in the blanking press.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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