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SadiesAngel Valued Member United States 184 Posts	Posted 08/18/2015 2:35 pm Can anyone shed some light on this 1977 nickel? I've never seen a nickel that was fully a brownish color. I also see some doubling on different areas on the front and back. MD? Report this Post to the Staff

NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17946 Posts	Posted 08/18/2015 2:50 pm I'd guess it was environmental damage - perhaps buried in the ground and dug up by someone with a metal detector. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
SadiesAngel Valued Member United States 184 Posts	Posted 08/18/2015 4:10 pm Thank you NumisRob Hmmm I would think so to. The nickel is A little darker than the pictures show and the rim is brown fully all the way around. Different than I've ever seen. I have a 2001 red one as well. Curiousity is getting me lol. The closest thing I could find that resembled this was a 1977 5c nickel struck on 1c planchet. Report this Post to the Staff
rage1398 Valued Member 136 Posts	Posted 08/18/2015 7:59 pm Yeah, probably found with a metal detector. I find dark colored nickels frequently when metal detecting. Report this Post to the Staff
Ploopy Pillar of the Community United States 1788 Posts	Posted 08/18/2015 8:16 pm Enviornmental damage Report this Post to the Staff
koinpro Pillar of the Community United States 1781 Posts	Posted 08/18/2015 9:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DeodatusAlp2002 Valued Member 260 Posts	Posted 08/18/2015 9:29 pm Or, I have had a pink penny before. Salt + Vinegar + Zincoln = Pink penny. Also, someone could've used color to turn a nickel red. Shapie perhaps? Report this Post to the Staff
SadiesAngel Valued Member United States 184 Posts	Posted 08/19/2015 12:05 am Wow thanks guys. It makes more sense that It was probably dug up, also it looks just like that Dark nickel in the example above that Koinpro showed. Over the last couple of years if I came across something that caught my eye it went in with the others to at some point check out. The other one I held onto was the reddish pink one and my grand daughter loves that one and keeps It with her for luck :) so that one stayed still while I checked on this one. Thanks for the help you guys I very much appreciate it. Report this Post to the Staff
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