verdigris wrote:Is this one of those '45 no chromes, or has the chrome just worn off?
That's a question for the ages. A better question to ask would be: why did these missing chromes not exist when I was young and when did they become accepted as a major variety? I have never seen a steelie in as bad shape as the one you're posting here Steve. Still, the plating seems to show in spots. In your opinion, do you think there is any chrome plating on it at all? To me it looks as though the chrome has been worn right through on the full downstroke of the last A in Canada.
So there's the challenge. Can anyone convince me with a UNC or better example of one?
Cheers
Rod
To answer/respond to your first question: I have no clue? I'm new to post-22 nickels. Just wound up with a ton of them, and have enough to almost fill two or three books for my son with them. I've never seen one (until now), period. So, I look at it this way... it looks just like any US nickel/dime/quarter missing plating. Could be from years in a roll (which to address your pretty bad shape thoughts, maybe it stormed Juno Beach?

), someone may have dug it up. But to the other question, in hand, under the loop, no, I see no remaining trace of plating. Under high lighting and the 16x and 45x. Nothing that resembles plating.
But now given a better picture of the reality of this supposed variety, it makes a bunch more sense to me. I have many questions about several different Canada coins and varieties nowadays. Thanks in most part due to this group of CaC warriors, and the information you guys provide. That, and not seeing several listed anywhere else on the plant. LOL
Cheers, Rod.
Steve