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CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 11/05/2015 9:24 pm The rim is the same way. What do you think? Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 11/05/2015 9:28 pm maybe it was put in acid to clean it Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 11/05/2015 9:30 pm I don't think the acid would be only at opposite ends of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Rackster Pillar of the Community United States 4809 Posts	Posted 11/05/2015 9:36 pm Does look like acid etched the surface. Perhaps it was copper plated prior to the acid dunk. I'm guessing its a science experiment gone bad. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 11/05/2015 9:41 pm You think it was copper plated? Report this Post to the Staff
Rackster Pillar of the Community United States 4809 Posts	Posted 11/05/2015 10:17 pm Looks it to me. I recall doing similar work as a kid. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 11/05/2015 10:26 pm Maybe you're right, I wouldn't know about that. I may have skipped too many science classes. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 11/05/2015 11:48 pm It's definitely been abused Post Strike. It can't be missing a clad layer because nickels, don't have layers. They are the same CuNi alloy all the way through. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 11/06/2015 12:11 am Yes, I think it is as Rackster suggested. It must have been copper plated. They must have done that in science class; I was at the beach. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/06/2015 04:38 am There is no cladding on nickels... yet. Edited by coop 11/06/2015 09:47 am Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 11/06/2015 07:45 am Looks like PM experiment . Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 11/06/2015 2:03 pm It could have been used in an electroplating experiment that went wrong. Maybe it was the anode or cathode in an experiment with electrolysis and some Copper present in the solution began to bond on the surface of the Nickel as the Nickel was being ate away by the reaction. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 11/06/2015 11:31 pm Cwb, that sounds like how they made Frankenstein! I'm glad I missed all those science classes. Thanks all. Report this Post to the Staff
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