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Edited by brandon561
11/09/2013 5:00 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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It was nickel found outdoors. It would look like this if it were a copper nickel:  |
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I dont think it was due to weather, there is no show of any other metal showing besides the brightly colored copper. Every part of the nickel is copper. Its too uniform to be weathered, are there any other suggestions? or do I need to put up better pictures?
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Rest in Peace
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You can try to get a better photo or search this site for other copper colored nickels and see if yours looks like one of those.
There is very little chance that it isn't environmental damage. Someone would have had to make a copper planchet and then create a fake nickel.
Have you weighed it? Ooops, I see that you did.
My last suggestion -- risky but....try scraping a bit off or washing a bit of it and see what comes off, if anything.
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I posted a few more pictures that might show a little more detail. I dont think I'm ready to wash or chip away at it yet, but thanks for your input.
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Pillar of the Community
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i have a dime that looks exactly like copper, I know it can't be copper. It is most likely some sort of chemical reaction.
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Pillar of the Community
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It' environmental damage.I metal detect and half the clad coinage I find look like this one or some other color.Depending on soil condition & type they come out of the ground pink, copper in color and a lot are just Black.
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It looks a lot larger then the normal colored one.Do a drop test and see if it sounds the same as a normal nickel. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like environmental damage to me too.
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New Member
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It sounds like it has more of a Ping than the regular nickels I used.
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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by jasper62
11/09/2013 9:25 pm
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It's a coin with post-mint damage ( PMD) that has corroded to whatever color your poor photography has shown. This is not the world's first ever pure copper Jefferson nickel ... despite your hopes for such a coin.  Your posting this on ebay is a serious issue amongst those of us knowledgeable collectors who know better ... appears to me that you showed up here to gain some credibility (failed) ... then sell this ill-advised coin for whatever you could get. Everyone is welcome at the CCF ... however your initial entry leads me to the personal belief that your only objective is deceiving the novices ... and that does not sit well with me. Best of wishes with your ebay auction ... let us know how that goes for you. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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My listing on ebay is for customers I deal with on a daily basis and were insterested in seeing the coin, so I made a listing. I've sold for years with 100% feedback I'm here to scam no one. |
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And that justifies listing a damaged coin in a public auction? Are you kidding me? So your saying you would knowingly sell a damaged coin to your customers that you deal with on a daily basis since you still have it listed? Not Cool
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Quote:
I've sold for years with 100% feedback I'm here to scam no one. Enjoy your ebay rep. You surely won't have anything comparable here. |
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Posted 11/09/2013 2:58 pm
