Sacagawea Error missing its "gold" Color

goldenpony

I was wondering if anyone has seen a Sacagawea that is missing its gold color? My wife picked one up at work and at first I thought she was joking. But, it is silver and you can even see its copper stripe.

Just curious if anyone has run across a similar coin. Thank you!

Jim

itsnotjustme

Is it on an SBA planchet?

Russ

Scans?

Russ, NCNE

Neptune

no, but I have some SBA's without gold colour, and one with gold.

honeywah

I have one that's missing it's manganese layer. Normal color on one side. Copper on the other.
Fred Weinberg had 3 for sale ranging in price from 850.00- 975.00.
Im gonna send mine out to get slabbed.

goldenpony

I wish mine was UNC, but my wife got it out of the change machine at work. The edges are not reeded, so I can only assume it is on the correct planchet. I will get scans in a few minutes.

goldenpony

Here are some scans



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KlectorKid

I had one that looked like that I rubbed it and it changed colors from gold to silver... the only help i could get was some1 saying so u rubbed you Sac and it changed color

goldenpony

I thought at first maybe it was worn off too, but I dipped the coin and it turned more silver than gold. Many of the other Sac's we've gotten out of the machine were dirty like an old penny.

itsnotjustme

That does not look like a wrong planchet... more likely odd toning/corrosion. The reeding on the edge does not com from the planchet, it is created when the coin is struck via the collar aroung the planchet.

Bikingnut

Sounds to me that it's on a Susan B Anthony planchet. If so nice find. Edited: from the scans, doesn't look like the wrong planchet

itsnotjustme

Bikingnut,
Check the scans... I've never seen a copper-nickel clad coin that color. I don't think it's an SBA planchet.

Rampage

Based on the scans, it still does have some gold color to it, so it is NOT on an SBA planchet, although if it was, it would be a VERY nice find! One of the board members found a 199 SBA on a 25 cent planchet out of the mint set! Anyway, your coin looks to me like it has been around the block once or twice. Richard.

ldhair

I have to think it's altered. (plated).

KlectorKid

Looks like it didnt get the gold layering and the goldish color is copper under the worn off silver layer. Is that possable?

Conder101

Sinctered(sp) planchet? Planchets were annealed in the furnace after a batch of copper nickel clad planchets were processed and the coppernickel dust was fused to the planchet. It would leave a very thin silver colored layer on the coin that would quickly wear away on the high areas allowing the golden color to show through. That would be very much like what the scans are showing.