El Salvador

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dainis56
Joined: 23 Mar 2012
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Posted: 28 Oct 2015, 11:22 #
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El Salvador 1 centavo km# 135.1a 1989 1972
Krause catalog this coin is BRONSE CLAD STEEL. Also Colnect.com
I have this coin 1989 magnetic
dainis56
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Posted: 28 Oct 2015, 14:43 #
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Quote: "dainis56"​El Salvador 1 centavo km# 135.1a 1989 1972
​Krause catalog this coin is BRONSE CLAD STEEL. Also Colnect.com
​I have this coin 1989 magnetic
​Sorry!
1989 1992
asimov37
Joined: 27 Nov 2009
Posts: 5007
Posted: 30 Oct 2015, 15:40 #
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Hi,
so there is no problem:
Bronze clad steel means that you coin is made of STEEL, plated with bronze.

The coin is magnetic, of course.
erdvilla
Joined: 10 Oct 2013
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Posted: 5 Nov 2015, 04:01 #
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Only certain types of CLAD-ing or even plating would cancel the magnetism of the core metal, and thickness of the outer layer plays a big roll.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
jbreynolds
Joined: 3 Jul 2012
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Posted: 5 Nov 2015, 16:38 #
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Numista lists it as Bronze:

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2516.html
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