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1317 1873 pattern trade dollar. P-1441, J-1299. Rarity-7. Liberty Seated on globe. Proof-64 (PCGS). White metal. Plain edge.
WM - white metal - an alloy made primarily of tin.
Wrappers - A term given to the document that held the coins produced at the Mint which described the qualities of the coins contained therein.
Lustrous white metal
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A silver-white metal widely used for coinage, usually alloyed with copper. Do not use for the copper-nickel 5-cent coin. In the mid-19th century, copper-nickel cents and 3-cent coins were also nicknamed "nickel," like the 5-cent coin.
Nickel: A silver-white metal widely used for coinage.
Obverse: the side of a coin that bears the principal design or device, often as prescribed by the issuing authority. (the head side) ...
Warren to strike copies of Getz's coin in silver, white metal and copper. In his 1860 price list, Idler refers to the Getz coin as a cent. Many of the idler coins have the word "COPY" on the reverse at the base of the eagle's tail on the left.
Half Dollar Uniface Die Trial in white metal. It is designed by Paquet, who created many of the patterns during that time period for the U.S. Mint.
Scott Confederate White Metal Token. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1612, ...
(2) Nickel is a silvery white metal which is used in some coin alloys, including that of the U.S. 5-cent piece, from which it derives its name.
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PALLADIUM: A rare silver-white metal of the platinum group. Palladium resembles platinum chemically and is extracted from some copper and nickel ores. It is primarily used as an industrial catalyst and in jewelry.
These include precious medals like silver and gold, as well as base metals and alloys such as copper, brass, iron, aluminum, lead, zinc, nickel, white metal, pewter, and German silver.
Interestingly enough, there is silvering in some of the crevices, so this may originally have been a piece plated with some white metal.
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The other two coins in the deal were the finest 1944 P Steel cent PCGS MS64, and a 1C 1942 PCGS 65 made out of white metal. Yes, you have read this right-3 ...
When toning ceases to be a "protective" coating and instead begins to damage a coin, corrosion is the cause. Usually confined to copper, nickel and silver regular issues, although patterns in aluminum, white metal, tin, etc.
England appears to have then abandoned their bimetallic coinage experiments until 1844 when Joseph Moore (a Birmingham die sinker) produced his "model" pennies and halfpence. These were struck from copper with a white metal centre.
These restrikes can easily be distinguished from the originals as they exhibit evidence of tooling to correct flaws in the badly rusted dies. Other restrikes and uniface examples of this date are known in white metal.
00 in April 1922 while the Grant gold dollars with the star were sold for $3.50 each. Trial pieces of the gold dollars exist in white metal and brass, there is no kept record of any location of these.
Other signs include evidence of a different color metal in worn spots- many copies of gold coins are made of cheap "pot metal" which is a white metal.
Below is a white metal denarius of Nero by the 20th century copyist Peter Rosa (just one of several big names in the history of fake ancients). On the right are two very recent fakes.
Usually confined to copper, nickel and silver regular issues, although patterns in aluminum, white metal, tin, etc., also are subject to this harmful process. cost The price paid for a numismatic item.
 See also: Copper, Silver, Coin, Revers, Reverse
  
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