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New Member
United States
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Hi everyone I believe I have a 1979 Jefferson nickel that I'd coined out of silver. It has the feel and tarnishing gets. I would like everyone feed back on this. I've tried doing some research but didnt get to far. Thank u for your feed back  |
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Moderator
 United States
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How about a weight? That could help to quickly determine if this is an off-metal strike or just odd toning.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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New Member
 United States
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It 5.05 grams but the thickness of the jefferson is different then the ones I have of the same year.
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Moderator
United States
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Ok sorry that was dumb of me. The nickel should weigh 5 g either way. Still working under the assumption that your nickel has a surface condition that makes it look like silver, I would try giving it a bath in acetone. No scrubbing, no cleaning, just a soak in pure acetone. Obviously, consider the appropriate safety p[precautions. If after this, you still feel like you have something, you can always bring this to a local university to have them perform a non-destructive elemental analysis (e.g. XRF).
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Moderator
United States
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I would like everyone feed back on this. Looks like a regular nickel to me. If it were silver, it would weigh more. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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New Member
United States
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Thank u I will try the acetone. How long should I let it soak and will the acetone bring back some of the luster. What should I expect. Thank u all with your help
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like a cup holder coin to me?
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New Member
United States
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Cup holder coin thanks for the sarcasm just trying to learn some things. Every person I told to hold the coin I ask what does it feel like the 6 that did said silver. So thanks
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Moderator
United States
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Out of many, this prior CCF thread is as good as any at describing acetone soaks: http://goccf.com/t/300896Again, just to be clear, your working hypothesis should be that this is a normal nickel that has surface staining. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm curious, what does silver feel like? I find that most metals feel the same, hard and cold to the touch. Some lead alloys can have a slightly greasy or oily feel to them. I think bismuth does as well.
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New Member
United States
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Really u seriously think all metals feel the same u must not had to deal with to many different metals in your life. I deal with many different types of metal every day. Conder101 do u know what hardox, 330 s.s., cold roll 4010 or picked and oil are I deal way more then this on a daily basis.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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So the next question would be: 'What stock material at the mint is that thickness of a nickel that is silver?' Nothing. So how could a nickel be struck on a silver planchet?
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New Member
United States
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Ok so how did the 1977 Kennedy have a strike error and produce one. It's not 90% silver its 40%. That happens 2 years before and this was the last year of the Eisenhower. Things happen every day that cant be full explained but thank u all for trying to tell me before I do any real test that I'm wrong and try to make me feel stupid. I just asked for some help and thoughts to figuring it out.
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Rest in Peace
 United States
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I don't think anyone is trying to make you feel stupid. I think you are being a tad sensitive. The cup holder comment wasn't sarcastic, but was saying that the coin looks like one that has sat in a cup holder and been soaked in soda / coffee / whatever and so environmentally discolored. We commonly see coins here that people think are special that turn out to be Dryer Coins (coins that have spent time in a commercial clothes dryer and now heve a turned up edge), dug coins from metal detecting that are now an unusual color, acid dipped coins with the metal eaten out of the center from high school experiments, plated coins from aftermarket sellers or high school experiments or vise job coins (where someone pressed two or more coins together in a vise to make a coin look doublestruck. People are trying to ask you the questions needed to determine what you might have. |
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New Member
United States
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Ok that's fine but it says new member. So for me I would take that as they do know much. So I took cup holder coin as that coin is crap. It could have went hey did u get that out of a cup holder because coins that look stained from pop and whatever we call them cup holder coins. It came from a bedrock of the community just asking for insight trying to learn new things
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