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what is it made of ?

Postby woodyh » Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:58 pm

araucania patagonia 100 peso 1988 ?
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Re: what is it made of ?

Postby baggerman » Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:49 pm

Try this. Says material is NS which I assume might be nickle steel

http://numismatics.org/collection/1988.90.1
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Re: what is it made of ?

Postby dan53 » Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:36 pm

I think its something called ALNi.Bronze. (Aluminum Nickel Bronze)

http://currencydebasement.com/high-copper

You'll have to scroll down to Chile's 100 peso coin.
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Re: what is it made of ?

Postby uthminsta » Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:43 pm

NS is nickel silver. Which, by the way, doesn't HAVE silver in it. Read here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_silver

By the way, I guess this coin was also made in PLATINUM?
http://www.numismaster.com/ta/inside_numis2.jsp?page=PriceGuideInfoDenom
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Re: what is it made of ?

Postby woodyh » Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:39 pm

:)
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