1943 P Wartime Nickel Correct Color?

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Ondiwave Valued Member United States 276 Posts	Posted 01/05/2023 2:23 pm Hey! Found this coin in a roll and I figured I'd triple check with y'all to make sure its not a variety. The color just seems different than other wartime nickels. are my eyes playing games with me or does it seem to be more copper/pinkish toned? Thank you!!! Added some close ups below. Edited by Ondiwave 01/05/2023 2:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/05/2023 2:31 pm Color looks normal to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 01/05/2023 2:52 pm within normal color range IMO, that special alloy certainly tones differently than the standard alloy Report this Post to the Staff
Ondiwave Valued Member United States 276 Posts	Posted 01/05/2023 2:57 pm awesome thanks!! Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10065 Posts	Posted 01/05/2023 3:10 pm The almost infinite amount of chemicals a coin comes in contact with from circulation can make coin surfaces appear weird colors. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 106396 Posts	Posted 01/05/2023 3:41 pm yep, this is a 30% silver war time nickel. Color looks ok to me.. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 01/05/2023 5:03 pm War Nickels have a lot of color differences. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/05/2023 5:31 pm Very normal looking. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21789 Posts	Posted 01/05/2023 6:26 pm Looks normal for the wear. My opinion only, for an explanation: I think that the US Mint was trying to make wartime 'nickels' look as close as possible to normal alloy nickels of other dates. As we all know, wartime nickels have a rather nice color as freshly minted, but as they wear in circulation, they develop normally into the color that approximates into the color that is seen with other Jefferson standard alloy nickels, that have the same amount of wear. I think that the US Mint succeeded in their endeavors, with their alloy design for wartime nickels. Report this Post to the Staff
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