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Superstacks New Member Canada 7 Posts	Posted 07/08/2013 09:09 am Any idea what caused the dark tone on this '69 nickel? Report this Post to the Staff

fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 07/08/2013 09:53 am Could be an improper alloy. A member from Canada has the ability to test such pieces. I believe he was looking for such examples. Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10463 Posts	Posted 07/08/2013 11:12 am The improper alloy coins we studied were the Cu-Ni coins from 1982 to 2000. Prior to 1982, Canadian 5-cent coins were basically 100% nickel. The first question I would ask, is the coin attracted to a magnet? "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
Sébastien New Member Canada 41 Posts	Posted 07/08/2013 11:17 am Looks a little like mine: https://goccf.com/t/149907 Report this Post to the Staff
Superstacks New Member Canada 7 Posts	Posted 07/08/2013 11:42 am Yes, it's magnetic Report this Post to the Staff
Dave H Pillar of the Community United States 1436 Posts	Posted 07/08/2013 12:39 pm IS it possibly environmental damage due to being buried? Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsguy Pillar of the Community Canada 2301 Posts	Posted 07/08/2013 5:08 pm I have seen "toners" of 100% nickel that looked like this. Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 07/08/2013 5:33 pm It's probably just gunk. Never underestimate the disgustingness of coins - I've seen more than one eyelash stuck to the same nickel... Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10463 Posts	Posted 07/08/2013 6:05 pm Pure nickel coins generally don't tone that colour... I would be willing to test it for you. Once you get to 50 posts, send me a PM. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
Superstacks New Member Canada 7 Posts	Posted 07/08/2013 7:37 pm Ok, thanks. Will try electroplating with copper & see if that produces a similar finish. Report this Post to the Staff
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