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Thin Planchets or PMD?

StrikeOutXXXStrikeOutXXX Posts: 3,352 ✭✭✭✭✭
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These came in a bulk lot, and finally getting around to taking a closer look.

I haven't handled enough of these to have a good feel for them but have my doubts about a few of them.
Thoughts from the pro's? (or even the amateurs)

As they arrived:

1893 - 1.54g

1898 - 1.68g

1901 - 1.77g

1902 - 1.67g

1905 - 1.78g

1944 - 1.33g

1954 Canada - 1.43g

Here they are between two modern cents

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"You Suck Award" - February, 2015

Discoverer of 1919 Mercury Dime DDO - FS-101

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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,667 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Acid treated. Strictly post-mint damage.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,923 ✭✭✭✭✭

    All are acid treated, as mentioned above.

    None are error coins of any type - sorry

    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 50+ Year PNG Member.A full-time numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022.
  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 10,016 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Acid wash. All look like from the same "experimental" source.

    Successful transactions:Tookybandit. "Everyone is equal, some are more equal than others".
  • StrikeOutXXXStrikeOutXXX Posts: 3,352 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks guys, there were 2 I had hopes for, but all good. Off to the next pile to try to get through before vacation is over.

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    "You Suck Award" - February, 2015

    Discoverer of 1919 Mercury Dime DDO - FS-101
  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,956 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Top one looks like a metal detecting find.

    Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Definitely agree with the acid treated evaluation... have seen many. I spent years in an industry that did plating.. gold, silver, copper etc.... and we had acid tanks for cleaning prior to plating...people would do coins all the time...acid wash, then plate ... they ruined a lot of coins... Cheers, RickO

  • TreashuntTreashunt Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭✭✭

    yes all acid treated

    Frank

    BHNC #203

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