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Indianaman79 Valued Member United States 78 Posts	Posted 03/13/2013 09:24 am I pulled this from roll hunting the other day its a 1945s war nickle except it is SO SHINEY! the last 2 pics below are the best, but I took a few other with a normal nickle beside it so you can see how shiney it is. My question is - is this a War nickle made out of nickle instead of silver? I weighed both of the pictured coins and they were exactly the same - 5g. sorry some of the pics are bad, but the coin is blindingly shiney - literally. Report this Post to the Staff

Dave H Pillar of the Community United States 1436 Posts	Posted 03/13/2013 09:27 am Overall it looks pretty worn... Maybe somebody plated it? Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 03/13/2013 10:24 am With all the lack of detail I'm on board with a chrome plating. The plating can also mask the coins detail so it may not be worn. Report this Post to the Staff
Indianaman79 Valued Member United States 78 Posts	Posted 03/13/2013 12:13 pm i can't really get better pictures because of the light reflected off of it. its either no light and kinda of dark like the first 3 pictures or using light and super shiney - both of which omit details. I thought it would be plated too - but how much would the plating add to the weight? again - its 5g which is the weight of a normal coin made out of nickel. Report this Post to the Staff
solotime Pillar of the Community United States 2311 Posts	Posted 03/13/2013 12:14 pm Looks like someone buffed the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
tokenmast Pillar of the Community United States 648 Posts	Posted 03/13/2013 12:29 pm Possibly dipped/rubbed on mercury? That would also make it very shiny. Report this Post to the Staff
CGCoins Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 03/13/2013 1:25 pm It looks like one of those polished/plated coins you can get in those prepackaged "coins of WWII" issued sets Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/13/2013 4:22 pm Looks chrome plated to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
solotime Pillar of the Community United States 2311 Posts	Posted 03/13/2013 4:29 pm Guys... if the coin was re-plated it would weight more. He said the coin is 5g. So therefore the coin must have been cleaned up pretty good. Report this Post to the Staff
Pinenut Valued Member United States 462 Posts	Posted 03/13/2013 4:39 pm I would have to disagree. You can certainly electroplate a coin without adding to the 5 g weight to one significant digit. Report this Post to the Staff
baysinger626 Pillar of the Community United States 950 Posts	Posted 03/13/2013 4:50 pm Quote: I would have to disagree. You can certainly electroplate a coin without adding to the 5 g weight to one significant digit That, and if the coin was lighter before the plating because it was heavily worn (as most silver nickels are) the plating may have added some weight, but all that did was bring it closer to its original weight. Report this Post to the Staff
AllezRoubaix Valued Member United States 143 Posts	Posted 03/13/2013 10:54 pm Quote: Possibly dipped/rubbed on mercury? That would also make it very shiny. I certainly hope nobody would do that, talk about a health hazard. Report this Post to the Staff
SteveCaruso Pillar of the Community United States 1796 Posts	Posted 03/13/2013 10:58 pm This coin has simply been electroplated. :-) Report this Post to the Staff
numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 03/13/2013 11:01 pm I agree. It's plated, buffed or someone (gasp!) put Mercury on it. Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 03/13/2013 11:12 pm I found one of those once. I assume it's plated or polished for some sort of "collectors" set. Report this Post to the Staff
smokeriderdon Pillar of the Community United States 3755 Posts	Posted 03/14/2013 12:53 pm As stated repeatedly, this is a plated coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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