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What Really Happened With This 1 Cordoba Nicaragua Coin ?

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Could somebody explain me what really happened with this 1 Cordoba 1997 Nicaraguan coin that I founded last weekend? Thanks

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 Posted 03/28/2016  6:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
These coins are made of nickel-plated-steel - meaning that the surface is very resistant to rust and corrosion, but the core rusts easily once it is exposed.

What has happened with this coin is that it has sat underwater for a long period of time - at least several months, possibly several years. The water has found pinhole-sized gaps in the plating at its weakest point - the edge - and caused the core of the coin to begin rusting. Or perhaps someone has dropped it into a bottle of coca-cola or something similar - it can cause a similar reaction, only much faster.

Either way, it is a damaged coin, and not an error or variety. Sorry.
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Thanks a lot Sap !! very wise and useful explanation.I will put the coin in an special section of my collection called curious but not valuable coins .
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