Bubblicious ..............

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• TomB Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 26, 2011 8:21AM

  Is that a problem with the copper plating over the zinc or is it more likely a problem with the zinc underneath the copper plating?

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• ctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 26, 2011 8:44AM

  
  
  << <i>Is that a problem with the copper plating over the zinc or is it more likely a problem with the zinc underneath the copper plating? >>
  
  
  
  Tom, I have no idea, a better question for Mike D. All I know is in roll searching 2010 shields, I have found numerous examples of some of the worst planchet bubbles that I have seen.
  
  Here is a cool one with a long straight Planchet Bubble, Boy do I wish this was a Die Gouge
  
  

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• PerryHall Posts: 46,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 26, 2011 8:48AM

  I thought the mint fixed that problem back in 1982.

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• RWB Posts: 8,082 ✭

  March 26, 2011 9:27AM

  Copper plated zinc was known to be a problem for coinage in 1942, and was rejected.

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• holeinone1972 Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭

  March 26, 2011 9:29AM

  
  
  << <i>Copper plated zinc was known to be a problem for coinage in 1942, and was rejected. >>
  
  
  
  I told ya!

  

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 26, 2011 9:36AM

  Having been involved with metal plating for many years, I can tell you that there could be multiple causes of that phenomenon. It would take some lab analysis to determine the root cause. Cheers, RickO

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• Broadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 26, 2011 9:59AM

  
  
  << <i>Having been involved with metal plating for many years, I can tell you that there could be multiple causes of that phenomenon. It would take some lab analysis to determine the root cause. Cheers, RickO >>
  
  
  
  Un-plating metal too right

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• johnny9434 Posts: 29,238 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 27, 2011 4:33AM

  
  
  << <i>Having been involved with metal plating for many years, I can tell you that there could be multiple causes of that phenomenon. It would take some lab analysis to determine the root cause. Cheers, RickO >>
  
  
  
  i was a plater for a number of years as well. i agree with rick on that one as it being a number of reasons for the cause. still an interesting coin for the most part

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