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2001 Nickle With Weird Finish..missing Plating ?

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Well guys & gals heres another from the collection.. weighs 4.5 and according to Charlton 2000 and newer are 3.5 ?

What do you think

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2001--Nickle-With-Weird-Finish..missing-Plating-?
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2001 no p is cupro-nickel,and 4.6g is about right.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Humm the mystery continues.... At first I thought it was paint r marker but not so... could the plating be missing ?
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There is no plating,it's cupro-nickel.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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then why this dark color...Could it be a mix error ?
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Environmental toning/damage... compare it to any US nickel (which is also 75% copper and 25% nickel) that has suffered the same fate...
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Oh well thought is was a good one ..
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