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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I found this rooting through a bunch of old finds from years back. The surface is smooth, as is the reeding, looks unc. So is it possible it's struck on the wrong metal, I weighed it and it does come in over 5 grams, at a loss here. Thanks. Jon    |
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 United States
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Looks normal to me. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What do you mean by the reeding is smooth? The surface and the reeding look normal to me.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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the whole quarter is not shinny with the nickel copper plating, it's all dark copper colour. I was meaning the reeding is normal without (smooth) corrosion. So it was not corrosion that took away the shine or plating. Where did the plating go? lol
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Here's a comparison to another 1966 Q   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Not sure what this iswhat caused it or how it happens but I have a 1947 Canada nickel exactly like this.
Feel free to call me Will.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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DM do you think yours is a mint error? As in struck on wrong metal? Does your nickel weigh in at the same as another 47?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I'm not sure what it is but there were a few others like it in the box, I can't weigh it but I think its something on the coin, an ink of sorts, a chemical reaction, environmental damage perhaps. I wish I could post pics or specs but I cant and I'm not sure where it is right now.
Feel free to call me Will.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I DONT think its a mint error, maybe you could scratch or file the edge slightely to see if the colors the same all the way through.
Feel free to call me Will.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I was thinking at first this one may be environmental damage as well or an acid bath. However with the whole coin being smooth (no pits or damaged reeding)it makes me think not. It also shows no signs of circ, if it was there is absolute minimum.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Could this be a heat related tone of sorts?
Feel free to call me Will.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I'll check in the reeding and see if it's all the same. I'm not to sure if it would be that or not. Not sure how CU/NK react to such.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Try an acetone bath.
Feel free to call me Will.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I scratched at the edge a bit and it looks like there is plating there, so it's been exposed to something to cause discoloration. Be interesting to find out what would cause the colour change.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's a metal detector find. Most of the clad coinage that I find that's been in the ground for a period of time look exactly like this.Sometimes their black,brown even pink.depends on the type of soil & how long it's been in the ground
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United States
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This is a clad coin. There is no plating.
Just normal wear and or environmental damage.
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