In the 1970's, some coins were 'Whizzed'
to shine them up - that's what this
coin looks like.----- whizzed.
They quickly disappeared off the market,
and you don't see them at coin shows any
more -
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Chinese fake
Either a fake or it's been whizzed.
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i've seen many of these on several denominations. conclusion i've came to is acid dipped.
don't know why or how.
look through enough junk buckets, you'll see more, perhaps a few on the bay as well.
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dup post
I will add to the 'fake' consensus......poorly done ... no idea of the base metal though... Cheers, RickO
I believe it's probably genuine.
In the 1970's, some coins were 'Whizzed'
to shine them up - that's what this
coin looks like.----- whizzed.
They quickly disappeared off the market,
and you don't see them at coin shows any
more -
Horribly whizzed. Probably genuine. Melt it.