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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Found this today, The nickel color is disappearing on the reliefs. It toggles between 4.8 and 4.9 grams. I noticed it's weight first, believe it or not. I found another after my photo shoot, might have been in the same roll. I guess someone's getting rich making nickels. lol   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Valued Member
United States
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Why make a counterfeit of a common coin?
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Valued Member
United States
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that's pretty cool! will take a lot of those to get rich. LOL
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Good fake. I wonder if it will go through coin star?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5964 Posts |
I doubt it, it doesn't weigh. Somebody smart enough to do that ought to have a real job. The weight is the biggest flag for most fake coins, the crooks seem to have a problem with that. I can see why. The coin has to have the same proportions with a different metal. It's rampant with silver coins.
Edited by CoinMasters
05/12/2015 12:20 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I could see small bills. Thats what he gets when he cashes them in at the bank..lol..and nobody see he's returning fakes in those rolls. Good eye |
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United States
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This is what I think. I think you have a genuine 2002-P nickel. It's weight is off a bit but not so far off that it's out of the ordinary. Weigh enough nickels and you'll find some. Anyway, it's not unusual to copper plate something that you plan to plate with chrome as the final finish. Cut into it and I'll bet there is a good chance you'll find it to be nickel.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Why? It will likely cost more to make this fake nickel that's not numismatic collectible. Plastic maybe?
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Moderator
 United States
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I don't see any reason to doubt its' authenticity. If the scale fluctuated between 4.8 and 4.9g, it is lacking a level of magnitude of resolution for coins as 0.01g should be the desired resolution. So, it's likely within Weight Tolerance. It's just had some....interesting cosmetic work.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I was just thinkin' it may have suffered some sort of corrosive post mint damage of a type that I can't quite figure out.
High school kids are quite skillful in doing this sort of stuff when the lecturer ain't lookin'.
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Valued Member
United States
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I agree with Koinpro....looks like a real nickel that was plated on the obverse. Reverse looks completely normal to me.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I'm going to say it's a genuine nickel, just plated. the odds of someone counterfeiting a Jefferson nickel is way out there. this is 2015, not 1944 ! when 5 cents actually bought something.  |
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United States
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looks to be an authentic nickel and missing part of its nickel coat
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United States
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Nickels don't have a "coat;" they're one solid chunk of alloy. Anything that doesn't look "nickel" on this coin was added afterwards.
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