Did you Know that Texas Instruments produced the "Clad" Coinage ?

Smittys

And here's part of a History lesson on that .
I just thought this way really neat.
What do you think.

PS. Wow from the first bag placed into circulation

RWB

Neat souvenir item!

commoncents05

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing!

-Paul

ricko

Interesting... I did not know that.... Cheers, RickO

messydesk

Neat! First Strike™ eligible?

keyman64

Very Cool!

jesbroken

Thank you, Smittys!! Very interesting. Wow!! in only three months. Good grief. I was not aware that TI performed this feat.
Thank you for sharing.
Jim

drwstr123

They clad the metals by a technique called "explosive welding".

hammered54

<< <i>Neat! First Strike™ eligible? >>



no doubt it would come back with the ''SMS'' tag.

DorkGirl

cladking

Very interesting, thanks. I didn't realize TI was involved in this.



<< <i>They clad the metals by a technique called "explosive welding". >>



Yes. In the early days it was difficult to get the kind of force neceesary for the metals
to bond together so they pressed three sheets of the metal together in an hydraulic
press and then detonated dynamite above them.

In the early years there was a lot of problem with them debonding.

secondrepublic

Would've been better to keep one of the silver '64s as a souvenir.

CaptHenway

Never saw that one.
TD

PCcoins

Well I didn't know about Texas Instruments part in the clad coinage, but I do know that DuPont was a company that did the testing and experimental trials for clad coinage in 1964. My parents both worked for DuPont for many years, and retired there.

To my knowledge DuPont invented the technology of combining the two metals to make a "clad" coin, something that hadn't been done before 1964. In 1964 DuPont created a handful of experimental 1964 clad coins, which were suppose to be destroyed... but you know how that goes and I've heard stories of some surviving 1964 clad washingtons out there, but of course they are illegal to own, so if someone did have one they couldn't show it off to anyone besides themselves.

Thanks for the great thread!

Frankcoins

They manufactured the rolls of clad metal strip, not the coins.

cladking

<< <i>Well I didn't know about Texas Instruments part in the clad coinage, but I do know that DuPont was a company that did the testing and experimental trials for clad coinage in 1964. My parents both worked for DuPont for many years, and retired there.

To my knowledge DuPont invented the technology of combining the two metals to make a "clad" coin, something that hadn't been done before 1964. In 1964 DuPont created a handful of experimental 1964 clad coins, which were suppose to be destroyed... but you know how that goes and I've heard stories of some surviving 1964 clad washingtons out there, but of course they are illegal to own, so if someone did have one they couldn't show it off to anyone besides themselves.

Thanks for the great thread! >>



Thanks for the amplification.

I'm sure you're right about DuPont and the other things but I seriously doubt any 1964 dated
coin was ever intentionally struck on clad planchets. The mint primarily was using the Martha
Washington dies for trial strikes with most of these in late '64 and '65. While there may be
patterns struck in various metals, it's unlikely any are cu/ ni clad copper.

There is, ironically enough, A single specimen of a 1964 clad quarter but it was almost certainly
a clad planchet that got mixed in with the silver during the months that both clad and silver were
being produced. The specimen is not extremely well struck as would be expected by a clad made
with dies set up for silver. It is fairly well centered and has light wear.

MsMorrisine

uber cool.

moon money souvenier!

MWallace

That's the kind of stuff I like.

Smittys

Evening crowd

Kove

Very worthwhile read. Thanks for sharing!

MsMorrisine

So......


I, being the curious type, decide to see "what's up now" with this, and figured Texas Instruments probably is more concentrated on silicon than metal, likely sold it.

So, I googled the address on the reverse to "see who's there now."


Engineered Materials Solutions

A history of solutions.
Almost one hundred years ago, on April 24, 1916, to be precise, the company that would grow into Engineered Materials Solutions was founded to meet the needs of the nearby jewelry industry for specialty clad metals. Named General Plate Company, its products offered a surface of precious metal, for the desired appearance and cosmetic characteristics, but with enhanced mechanical properties and reduced precious metal content and cost. The industry regarded clad metals as a solution
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Metals & Controls merged with Texas Instruments in 1959, and the company’s reputation for metallurgical excellence plus processing and applications innovation continued to grow. Notable milestones include the invention of clad coinage for the U.S. Mint in 1964, ... ... ... ...
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In 2007 we were acquired by Wickeder Westfalenstahl GmbH, Wickede an der Ruhr, Germany, and became a part of the Wickeder Group of companies.



Sold Abroad.... A bit of US history repeating an unfortunate side of US history.

llafoe

There's blood on the front cover... must have cut their finger on the delamination.

COALPORTER

Is the US the only country with clad coins?

Why didn't the nickel go clad? Different government lobby group?

MsMorrisine

the cent didn't really go clad back then either.

the clad solution was for silver coinage replacement.


the nickel and cent weren't silver, and didn't need to change back then.

COALPORTER

Good for the time. You would think we could save a ton of money if coins were all made of the same metal stock - duh

coindeuce

I always thought "Ed" Vetter was too busy making platinum records to care about clad coins.

ProofArtworkonCircs

Wow, free souvenirs for the troops with the blesssing and co-operation of the FRB!
In the meantime I am trying to get a sample from the local commercial banks who will not give them out to suspected collectors.
I bet all those souvenirs are the original clad reverse which was used only on about 5% of the 1965's.

oreville

Is this the same Texas Instruments that made the calculators?

Coinosaurus

Neat. Now if they had only slabbed those quarters in the brochure.......

Staircoins

<< <i>Is this the same Texas Instruments that made the calculators? >>

Yes, a division of the same parent company.

secondrepublic

<< <i> In 2007 we were acquired by Wickeder Westfalenstahl GmbH, Wickede an der Ruhr, Germany, and became a part of the Wickeder Group of companies.

Sold Abroad.... A bit of US history repeating an unfortunate side of US history. >>



People focus on the closing of factories, but an equally big deal is that so much of the American industrial base and know-how is now under foreign ownership... same thing happened to Engelhard and many other U.S. industrial companies bought by the Germans and others.

GoldClause

Interesting.

pruebas

<< <i>Interesting. >>

Indeed.

Back in a day when corporations did things to help our country, not suck it dry.

dac076

Wow, I worked at TI in the 80's and I never knew that! Thanks for sharing it.

gonzer

Amazing nugget of information

TwoSides2aCoin

Their calculations made little cents.

partagas

That is so cool.

blue594

I love that kind of stuff. Thanks for sharing.

John

bulldozer

That is wild info. I never even guessed. Thanks for the copy.

Smittys

just in case anyone missed it the first time

coindeuce

<< <i>Is the US the only country with clad coins?

Why didn't the nickel go clad? Different government lobby group? >>



The U.S. Mint made clad coinage for Panama (1973 or later 1/2 Balboa), as well as several denominations of other countries.

TexasNationals

Common dreck, dump it if someone is dumb enough to offer you $10 for it.

bulldozer

After thinking about it, this is the most interesting information I have ever gotten from these forums. Thanks again Smittys.

Hoarder

Back in 1980 TI celebrated its 50th anniversary and passed out these commemorative coins to all its employees.