US 5 Cents

can you post sharper pics of both sides of the nickel. not so sure it was dug.

But I've seen nickels like this before. I forgot where, but I got one in change that looked like this.

Here are beter pics, I did a scratch on it but saw no silver.

I agree, the first pic looked like copper, it must have been the lighting or something.

Yep, the OP's nickel is just damaged, worth five cents.

Boomer, good pics are important for good evaluations. Try experimenting with different lighting (daylight is usually pretty good) and post an accurate depiction of your coin. A rim shot and weight in grams might prove to be helpful too.

Yeah dug coin.

If you are going to make a scratch, do it on the outside edge of the coin. If it is really copper, then it should not show any silver color. I would carry it in my pocket for a time and see the coin look like antiqued color. Silver on the higher spots and copper on the fields. (Make sure to take images of the progress) It might make a real nice color if you stop the progress before it changes too much silver color.