1977 Silver Half?????

[DDLoopscreamer81]

Please help me understand what is going on here

 

[DDLoopscreamer81]

Do they dip coins or something

 

[DDLoopscreamer81]

 

[galenrog]

Plating coins of all types was common in grade school chemistry 45-50 years ago.

Time for more coffee.

 

[DDLoopscreamer81]

Ahhh I see

 

[fistfulladirt]

Circa 1979 JCWhitney & Co. home plating, all the rage. Along with their junk 8-track players.

 

[against the wind]

Very cool, did you dig that??

 

[tokameel]

You can test it yourself. If you have a scale ... 1971 to date Copper-nickel clad: 11.34 g...
1965-1970 40% silver clad: 11.50 g ...
1964 90% silver: 12.50 g

And don't forget the 'Drop Test' . Hold it 6" above a hard surface and drop. Listen to the sound that it makes. Compare that to the sound made by coins of those year ranges.

If it is a lead fake, the drop report will be more of a "thud" than a ring.

 

[fistfulladirt]

Does the tissue test work on silver plated coins?

 

[ToddsPoint]

In '71 and '77 the mint made some Kennedy halves out of silver clad planchets by mistake. You may have one of them. If so, probably a rare find. Gary