chrome plated half ?

[suprdave]

found a half while CRling that looked like it had been dipped in chrome . its slick to the touch super shiny and its a 1971 d date .anyone have any ideas why anyone would take the time to do this or is there another reason? no picture as of yet Suprdave

[capndan151]

Definitely need a pic.

[suprdave]

havent figured out how to post a decent photo as of yet . any thought on the coin

[capndan151]

If it's a 71, then it's a clad kennedy. It might have been dipped for some reason, maybe it was somebody's "lucky coin" at one time or another. It's not gonna be worth much more than .50 cents. They used to re-dip the steelies from 43. I would say "catch and release" for this coin.

[fistfulladirt]

There are thousands, perhaps millions, of plated halves out there. Many were sold in the 1970's as novelty. I've personally found dozens of gold-plated halves, a couple chromed.
I've also found chrome-plated silver dimes, and gold-plated clad dimes, chrome-plated canadian coins, etc, etc.
I used to keep them, now I just toss 'em back to the wild.

[suprdave]

thanks guys its back into the wild it goes