G gabriel101101 Jr. Member Joined Sep 15, 2015 Messages 49 Reaction score 8 Golden Thread 0 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jan 23, 2016 Thread Owner #1 I got this coin from someone and it looks extremely strange it does not have the copper coating on it and if you pinch it, it will slip out of your hands. Anyone know what this thing is?
I got this coin from someone and it looks extremely strange it does not have the copper coating on it and if you pinch it, it will slip out of your hands. Anyone know what this thing is?
D dejapooh Bronze Member Joined Nov 14, 2012 Messages 1,490 Reaction score 1,107 Golden Thread 0 Location Thousand Oaks, CA Primary Interest: Other Jan 26, 2016 #2 Very hard to tell in that picture. On the surface, the coin seems to be buffed to hell. Take a regular penny, put it to a wheel buffer, blamo.
Very hard to tell in that picture. On the surface, the coin seems to be buffed to hell. Take a regular penny, put it to a wheel buffer, blamo.
l.cutler Silver Member Joined Dec 2, 2006 Messages 2,888 Reaction score 2,660 Golden Thread 0 Location NEPA Detector(s) used Tejon, Cibola, T2 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jan 26, 2016 #3 I agree, buffed or possibly plated.
enamel7 Gold Member Joined Apr 16, 2005 Messages 6,415 Reaction score 2,551 Golden Thread 0 Location North Carolina Detector(s) used Garrett AT Gold Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jan 26, 2016 #4 Plated. It's not missing the plating, it's been plated over. Last edited: Jan 26, 2016
D dejapooh Bronze Member Joined Nov 14, 2012 Messages 1,490 Reaction score 1,107 Golden Thread 0 Location Thousand Oaks, CA Primary Interest: Other Jan 27, 2016 #5 Hard to tell anything from that picture, but we all seem to agree that the surface is not original.