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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hookman, post: 3413154, member: 99642&quot;]I&#039;m thinking &quot; What plating? &quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; As you point out it&#039;s 95 % copper mixed alloy.</p><p>This is a 1971. The plating didn&#039;t start until mid-1982.</p><p>To me, the obverse looks like it has had some sort of caustic soda put on it.</p><p>It&#039;s hard to say. This is just a photograph.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hersh, does any of that bubbly white stuff come off?&nbsp; It could be what others call environmental damage. Which means that something, a chemical, a harsh cleaner, an acid, or <i>something</i> , got on the coin and caused that bumpy, bubbly effect.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just wait and others will add their opinions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Meanwhile, Welcome to <b><i>Coin Talk !!</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i>BTW, I voted ??</i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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