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BenjaminsBaby Valued Member United States 250 Posts	Posted 10/26/2012 12:45 am Any idea how it got to this color....PMD? maybe someone used a chemical...i know sometimes a nickel can be struck on a penny planchet but it does not look like this...any ideas? Report this Post to the Staff

BenjaminsBaby Valued Member United States 250 Posts	Posted 10/26/2012 12:47 am sorry for the double post but I should mention it looks like this all the way around even the edges of the coins are this copperish reddish color...if you need pictures of the reverse let me know Report this Post to the Staff
Dave42 Pillar of the Community United States 571 Posts	Posted 10/26/2012 11:13 am Most likely discolored due to environmental or chemical exposure. I have found dimes that looked completely copper that had been lying in dirt for some time. The minerals in the ground react with the surface of the coin to change it's color. If your nickel weighs the same as another normal one, then that is what you have. Dave Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187862 Posts	Posted 10/26/2012 12:21 pm Toning comes in a variety of colours. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
wert Rest in Peace 1988 Posts	Posted 10/26/2012 7:55 pm Happy 15000 posts jbuck Hey jbuck want to buy my 1903 NFLD dime.... Edited by wert 10/26/2012 7:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Windchild Pillar of the Community Canada 1411 Posts	Posted 10/26/2012 7:57 pm 15000 Posts! Congratulations JBuck! Report this Post to the Staff
chzman Pillar of the Community United States 1137 Posts	Posted 10/29/2012 08:28 am Is there any real way to know if a coin that has lost plating is not the result of acid or PMD. if there was a way to prove it had lost its plating as a result of a minting condition, would the coin be worth much more than face? Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 10/29/2012 08:44 am The only U.S. coin that is so called plated, is the copper over zinc. one cent. It is possible that some unplated cents can be minted. There are ways to tell if so and that they are not PMD. This nickel looks strange. It's a nice strike and in good shape. No idea what caused it. Possible alloy problem ? Maybe. maybe not. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 10/29/2012 1:17 pm And the zinc plated steel cent of 1943. Report this Post to the Staff
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