Brown Nickels Found, Unsure Why One Weighs Only 4.52 Grams-Any Suggestions (1964)

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SM777 New Member 4 Posts	Posted 12/25/2022 09:06 am Good day! I am new to coin collecting and found 2 nickels, but I am not sure what is causing the brownish coloring. Also, one weighs 5.05 but the other weighs 4.52. I have attached pictures of the coins and scale. Thank you in advance for any insight or help. * Edited by Staff to Add Year to Title. It's very important to have in the title. * Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/25/2022 09:48 am Can you crop, enlarge and lighten these images? Can't see much of anything here. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/25/2022 10:46 am Brown nickels almost always indicates a once buried nickel, Enviromental damage. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12804 Posts	Posted 12/25/2022 12:55 pm I agree with that theory. I have a small container I usually throw them into, once having thought they might be Black Beauties and worth keeping. They're not but I still do. The nickel weighing 5.05 grams is pretty much spot on for a nickel. The 4.52 is significantly underweight. Without better photos, it's only speculation on where the material went, but it probably happened after it left the mint. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 12/25/2022 1:13 pm To CCF , I guarantee those Nickels came out of the ground via metal detecting machines . Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 12/25/2022 3:32 pm To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
279773 Valued Member 276 Posts	Posted 12/25/2022 3:38 pm If in fact the nickle was unplated when struck; much better photos would be needed to judge this. Report this Post to the Staff
NumismaticsFTW Pillar of the Community United States 2280 Posts	Posted 12/25/2022 3:51 pm Buried You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/25/2022 4:22 pm Quote: If in fact the nickle was unplated when struck Nickels are not plated from the mint. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16805 Posts	Posted 12/25/2022 5:38 pm A coin that is both lightweight and weirdly coloured, is almost always caused by acid damage. That nickel has lost 10% of its mass. It wouldn't surprise me if you told us that the lightweight nickel was actually smaller in diameter and noticeably thinner. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
SM777 New Member 4 Posts	Posted 12/25/2022 8:09 pm Thank you all for your responses. I am still attempting to try to navigate the site :-). So, I tried several times to take better pictures and they all come out blurry. I also attempted to crop and increase the size of the pic on the scale and that becomes blurry as well. The thickness and diameter of the coin is the same as a regular nickel. The coin appears to be smooth along the edges and surface. I can see some glimpses of silver around the rim edge. The middle portion of the rim appears to be the same consistency as a brown worn penny under the microscope. I can still see in God We Trust, Liberty and the date of the front (1986), and the words and monument on the back. Outside of the color and weight, it appears a regular nickel. I am attaching pics of it sided by side with other nickels. I am going to try an upload the previous one with the scale as well. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94636 Posts	Posted 12/25/2022 8:29 pm Just some very dirty/toned from the environment nickels. 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
SM777 New Member 4 Posts	Posted 12/25/2022 8:32 pm I am so sorry, I had the other quarter when providing the details about the date and seeing silver. There is NO silver on the edge for the one that weighs 4.52 and the date is 1964. The consistency of the rim is the same--looks like a penny under the microscope. Outside the color and the size, it appears like a standard nickel on front and back. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15381 Posts	Posted 12/26/2022 05:44 am to the CCF Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19930 Posts	Posted 12/26/2022 12:45 pm Change in weight due to corrosive loss. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
SM777 New Member 4 Posts	Posted 12/26/2022 6:29 pm Thank you all! Report this Post to the Staff
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