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Jrega New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 09/07/2018 10:48 pm I have this nickel weighing in at 4.6 couldn't be silver cause silver heavier so I am tho king aluminum and where it come from any idea Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 09/07/2018 10:55 pm A US Nickel should be 5 grams. Yours may have wear or something else. Report this Post to the Staff
Mrzllewellyn Pillar of the Community United States 1901 Posts	Posted 09/07/2018 11:00 pm Don't think it's light enough to be aluminium Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 09/07/2018 11:26 pm , put one next to another nickel and give a side shot too. It may be a thin rolled stock issue, which is no big deal. I have a bunch of older pre-war that read 4.7-4.9 and wear is standard not overly so. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75049 Posts	Posted 09/08/2018 12:40 am If you can get pictures, that would help us determine what the issue is, with your coin. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 09/08/2018 02:12 am At that weight, there is no way it is aluminum. It would probably be less than a gram, or near, in that case. What year and mintmark is it? Wartime nickels have the same weight as all other Jefferson nickels, despite being 35% silver. It's tricky. Pics of both sides would help! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 09/08/2018 08:41 am Most likely a rolled thin planchet. If it was struck on an aluminum planchet of the proper size it would weigh 1.5 grams. Report this Post to the Staff
Jrega New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 09/08/2018 09:10 am Report this Post to the Staff
Jrega New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 09/08/2018 11:54 am Pictures show the nickel in question against a wartime nickel the dark one is wartime nick and another pictire is newer coin with the coin I question looks silver Report this Post to the Staff
Jrega New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 09/08/2018 12:11 pm All three coins the wartime nickel the modern nickel and the nickel I question Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 09/09/2018 12:51 am If the coin in question is the top center one in your last pic, then I believe it is normal copper-nickel composition, possibly rolled a bit thin and shows wear. So, it is a normal coin. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
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