Lamination Error

[benjmurts]

http://www.listia.com/auction/16225644-rare-lamination-error-both-sides-copper

 

Forget about the site or any of the comments. I just want to know if something like this is legit or just copper plated?? Is their any value to it??

 

[Coindude]

Looks plated to me.

[bsshog40]

I would bet either plated or acid washed.

[benjmurts]

I thought it looked plated

[Kurtdog]

All I can tell from his pictures is it looks a little too glossy to just be the copper. A coin at the end of the strip can miss the plating altogether or be part-plated. I have slugs/planchets that missed the plating. The color I think looks off on this one for that.

[AcesKings]

Awhile ago my son bought a few German zinc coins (pfennings I believe?) that were pitted and corroded, and he wanted to see if he could make them look better. He read somewhere to use vinegar (if I remember correctly) on them and tried a few modern cents first. After those turned out horrible he threw a modern quarter in just to see what that would do to them, He wound up with a similar look with apparently an all copper quarter. I'd have to double check with him on exactly what he used, but I do remember him showing me a similar quarter after he "cleaned" it.