... said no numismatist ever. Total plating job, right? I can try and take better pics but it's obviously not a proof set. And no, it wasn't advertised as a proof set but I got it for a decent price. Is there a way to safely remove plating without damaging the surface of the coin? Otherwise, I'll just have to leave it as is and sell it off.
No you cannot remove plating. From your photo I can't tell if they're plated or not but the Jefferson's look weird.
To me, they look like they've been polished. This is nothing unusual when coins aren't in the best condition. Put a nice shine on them, put them in a nice "informative" display case and sell them for 3-4 times what they're worth. I'm not suggesting that you paid that price, but someone, somewhere, did just like the suckers on Coin Vault. Chris
They're all plated, unless it's some other type of coating or finish. Maybe it was polished. I got this at a good deal so I'm happy with it. Here are a couple more pics.
All the nickles are most likely worn and just polished. You can get a war nickle to shine pretty brightly just with polishing, no need to spend the extra $$ to get plated.
LOL! Depends on which country you were in at the time, I guess. I'm quite sure that Poles count '39 and '40 as war years.
Sweet, anyone want to trade? I'll give you 11 shiny war nickels for one lol. On a serious note, you reminded me to go look for one of those. I'll have to upgrade to one now.
Maybe, but I think that it's more likely a polishing job like some others suggested. Plating the copper and steel pennies, as well as the nickels, in different colors would require a lot more work than simply polishing it. Not to mention costs. And, the framed presentation of the coins seem "old" or antique, which isn't something I show in the pics. If coins' numismatic values are much higher today in real terms, then it would make plating the coins even less likely.
