Silver IH ?

[JARMAN]

I found this IH at the childerns home i have been hunting and it seems to be silver plated.Ihave never seen one like this.Can anyone give some info,Thanks HH.?

 

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[caratjuice]

I wonder if it might be zinc plated. Sometimes this is done in children science experiments.

http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/pa/newsbulletin/2005/03/02/text02.shtml

 

[JARMAN]

Thanks Caratjuice,and for the site.You might just have it solved,silver made no sence.HH

 

[JARMAN]

Thanks Buckram,No the date is 1998.The back side looks like it may have some brass plateing as well.Not a chance they ran a little longer and made a mistake and i have a great find,just kidding,i dont know squat when it comes to coins.HH

 

[stoney56]

Looks kind of like what I found at a show here a while back: it has advertising for americana on one and date on front is 1976 and other is 1977 and adver animal minatures. Calif. on one New Hampshire on other.

 

[JARMAN]

Thanks for the site Buckram,sorry was a 100 years off its 1898.Question,If it was reproduced whould it have the same year as produced?It seems worm as if to be that old.Stoney what is on the back of your IH?I will post a pic of the back.Thanks again.HH

 

[JARMAN]

Thanks again Buckram,I did notice the 1907 date.And that seems to be the most logical to the IH i found.AS ALWAYS U THE MAN.

 

[stoney56]

Jarman, the back of mine says: G.H. Labarre Galleries 111 Ferry St.Hudson, N.H. phone #, Americana Wanted & the other says: Laddie Rich Silver Bars, phone#, Animals in Minature, Covina, Calif.
With the dates 1776-1976 and 1977, they're just copies of IH the size of nickles, nothing fancy. Just thought they wre different and picked up a couple.

 

[JARMAN]

Leon they are cool,never seen one .HH

 

[ozzysdad]

I wonder if it could have been a restrike of one of the earlier IHC's referred to as "White Cent's" due to the higher content of Nickel in them? Also it could have been struck on a wrong planchet? Just a thot....

 

[JARMAN]

Stoney, some how i missed your last post,sorry.What are the items you have are they made for collectors?

Ozzy, I have never heard of the white cent,does this make them more collectable?

Thanks, Jar

 

[ozzysdad]

You know in 1889 they were striking the 3 cent nickel, the diameter is the same, you might have found something more valuable than you think. Try doing a google search. If it's been struck on a wrong planchet and is in good enough condition, you might have a coin that command's a high price.
I've seen a few listed somewhere, I'll look for the link.

 

[archmjr]

My vote is on he WJB silver plate coin. Don't scratch it to confirm that, you don't need to!

Arch

 

[ozzysdad]

Check it out, 50,000.00

 

[JARMAN]

Thanks guys,I have not done any other search bu t looks like i should.Ozzy that one nice coin.

 

[ozzysdad]

Sure it's nice but it's not mine, Check the site Byers Numismatics, another good one is Fred Weinberg, and coin world and errorscope. Great for reference's. Wish you had some clearer pic's..

 

[JARMAN]

Thanks for the sites Ozzy,Ill see if I cant do better on the pic,s.

 

[bulletcc99]

Its made out of white metal - a composition of copper and tin. Many US coins were struck in white metal in the 19th century.
Later, Kieran