Just Bob

I seriously wonder if you sometimes cringe before you post articles, knowing that you are almost certainly going to get a few sarcastic remarks - whatever the subject matter.

Well, you only have 517 posts. What can you expect?

The quality of internet photos is also highly variable. That can make it difficult to compare coins of the same grade.

Although you spoke to me, that quote was by brg5658.

My wife and I had a brief discussion on this subject last night. My take is that as long as the government can make a profit from seigniorage, they will continue to mint coins. At some point, though, there will be a transition to a completely cashless society, at least above ground. Some cash, or at least metals, may still be used as "barter" in underground transactions.

I did not say they didn't mix metals. I mentioned brass. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. I mentioned pewter. Pewter is an alloy of tin, antimony (or lead, in earlier times), copper, bismuth, and sometimes, silver. Coins made from silver were almost always mixed with some metal, usually copper. My point was that the way the quote from Coinquest was worded could be misleading. Your replica is very likely pewter, which is why some silver showed in the test. I am just trying to help you understand that your coin is a replica, and that many of them have been, and are still being, made and sold. Evidently, I am doing a poor job of it. If you want to disagree with my assessment, that is fine.

I have no idea what the silver content of this particular replica is, so I can't say whether or not it would be worth it to melt it for the silver and I am not even sure how to go about doing that. If you do sell it to someone who is not a dealer or knowledgeable collector, make sure you do it with full disclosure.

China, most likely.

Here is the picture you requested.

Genuine coins were struck in silver; they were also struck in pewter, and they were also struck in brass. They were not struck in an alloy of silver and pewter. The interpretation depends on how the sentence is written and how you read it. Not all replicas have the "R" struck on them. In fact, most of the examples posted on here don't have it. If you look at pictures of genuine examples, you can easily see differences in your coin and a genuine coin. Copies and replicas have been made and sold for many years and in many places. There is no hard and fast rule as far as the weight being the same as, or different from, a genuine coin.

Because Matt is a glutton for punishment.

Here you go: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ireland-2011-year-UNC-coin-set-from-1-cent-2-euro-total-8-coins-3-88-euro/123046266039?hash=item1ca62104b7:g:tssAAOSwfXFau3nh

According to this website, the design has been the same since its inception in 2002. (See the screenshot below) https://oldcurrencyexchange.com/2015/04/13/coin-guide-irish-euro-1c/

ditto

"Naval Stores" are products produced from the resin of pine trees, such as lubricants, soaps, paints and varnishes, etc. From the mid 1920s to 1940, J.B. Newton (see my second post on page one) owned production facilities in Brooklyn, Wiggins, and the site of this particular business: Carnes, MS. In addition to the dollar token shown here, tokens were also issued in denominations of 5 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents, 50 cents, and 5 dollars.

I agree. It was a good post. He learned something, and maybe others did, too. Sure, a lot of us knew that it was damaged, but he didn't. So, he asked. But, he figured it out on his own. And, that's a good thing.

This is one of those instances where cleaning was the best thing to do. You did not lower the value of the coin - it is still worth one cent - and you leaned something. (And, I am sure others did/will, too).

I'm in. And, if this proves popular, I will come up with one, also.

Looks like strike doubling, to me.

Is that a portrait of Ed Ames?

Actually, that is considered a variety, rather than an error. And, since we are on the subject, Doubled Dies are also considered varieties. https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/1655/Variety-versus-Mint-Error/

The acetone rinse that JKK described is safe, as long as you are careful, and make sure your last rinse is contaminate free. Otherwise, Do Not Clean Any Of Your Coins. Especially with something acidic or abrasive, like vinegar or toothpaste. You will ruin them, numismatically speaking.

Try Vamworld's "What's it worth?" forum: Link Here

Fortunately, I don't have to deal with it very often. Aside from my Roosevelts, nothing I buy is slabbed.

Ditto, +1, and "Yeah, Buddy!"