Proposed Explanations For This 1996 Nickel Phenomenon?

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ray_keeney New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 6:06 pm Why? PMD? Artistic touch? Error? Any Value? Obviously not wrong planchet stamp but it is curiously coated in copper. Any suggestions? Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 6:14 pm It still worth what it says on it back. Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 6:19 pm I can't tell from the photo. Most likely it got painted. Plating is a possibility. Weigh it to see how it compares to a normal nickel. Frequently coins that have been buried in dirt will turn a coppery color. Anyway, it didn't happen at the mint. It's still worth a nickel. People do weird stuff to coins. Don't know why. Report this Post to the Staff
ray_keeney New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 6:25 pm weighs 4.9g. Perhaps electroplated you say? Would plating peel so noticeably from environmental damage? Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 10/07/2013 9:34 pm If it's peeling, it got covered by something. I suppose it will impossible to tell without spectrometer. You could set it aside and see what happens to it over time or try to clean it.....but without a whole bunch of expensive lab equipment I don't suppose you'll ever know for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4593 Posts	Posted 10/07/2013 10:16 pm Science experiment - http://www.instructables.com/id/Cle...ctroplating/ -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
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