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1927 5C SP65 Special Strike going for Big $ at Heritage

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On ‎5‎/‎4‎/‎2017 at 4:53 PM, RWB said:

The Mint was testing chromium plating dies in 1927 and bought some used plating equipment from BEP. These odd nickels appear to be products of those tests. Chromium plating was also used on several foreign coin dies. Look in United States Proof Coins 1936-1942 sectiontitled "Chromium Plating of Working Dies," p35-37 more information.

I've heard different opinions about the origin of these pieces over the years but never a hint that these could be testing with new dies. This is a likely scenario to me and they do have that satin look.

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