1948 Nickel On Wrong Planchet? - Coin Community Forum

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Xsaechao New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 06/01/2017 11:19 pm Sorry for poor quality picture. Color is purple-ish , dark pink and dark gray. Was told it might be on a wrong planchet. Any info would be helpful Report this Post to the Staff

Mark1959 Pillar of the Community 7234 Posts	Posted 06/01/2017 11:21 pm The coin is struck perfectly on a nickel planchet - what you have is environmental toning! Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 06/01/2017 11:39 pm My first thought after consideration, is environmental damage. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 06/02/2017 01:10 am Need to know exact weight to confirm genuine planchet. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 06/02/2017 2:45 pm Detector dig in Rocky area. Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7516 Posts	Posted 06/02/2017 4:21 pm It looks like it has spent sometimes in w wet environment! Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54283 Posts	Posted 06/02/2017 4:58 pm What planchet would be "purple-ish, dark pink and dark gray"? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/02/2017 5:26 pm Soil conditions can produce some weird colors, I state without reservation. Anyway - to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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