Copper 1987 5c Jefferson Nickel Error?

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Flokizomb Valued Member United States 81 Posts	Posted 12/29/2019 06:51 am So I'm just vbb lost at words. Any ideas it weighs 5.0grams Report this Post to the Staff

silverwolf Pillar of the Community Canada 3733 Posts	Posted 12/29/2019 06:56 am looks like environmental damage to me.. Report this Post to the Staff
Flokizomb Valued Member United States 81 Posts	Posted 12/29/2019 07:18 am It looks like a straight copper coin to me. Completely diffrent metal then a normal nickel Report this Post to the Staff
Flokizomb Valued Member United States 81 Posts	Posted 12/29/2019 07:20 am Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21626 Posts	Posted 12/29/2019 07:35 am It's Environmental Damage. We see these brown nickels all the time on here. Probably spent some time buried in the ground. Don't forget that a nickel is 45% copper to start with. Report this Post to the Staff
muddyknuckles Valued Member United States 272 Posts	Posted 12/29/2019 07:37 am silverwolf is correct environmental damage coin has seen some time underground most likely I am a detectorist when the ground isn't frozen solid and have dug dozens of nickels exactly like that. Weight is spot on for an average nickel if it were on a copper planchet it would be copper colored (not silverish) around the edges weigh conciderbly less and the dimensions would be smaller cutting off some of the edge. Here is an image of one from heritage auctions for reference. Notice how "In god we trust" is cut off? that's the difference in diameter necessary to be such an error. Edited by muddyknuckles 12/29/2019 07:41 am Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34426 Posts	Posted 12/29/2019 07:44 am That is a dramatic difference in color, but I agree with the others that it is most likely just environmental exposure. Here is a link to the error-ref website with more information on off-metal strikes: http://www.error-ref.com/?s=copper+nickel "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 12/29/2019 07:53 am to the CCF! it's just environmental damage. The weight is correct for an 1987 nickel and the rims are full with no interruption of the coin's intended design. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/29/2019 08:10 am Environmental damage. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
CoinTheTerm Pillar of the Community United States 1161 Posts	Posted 12/29/2019 08:52 am this is not on a copper planchet, sorry this is environmental damage Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/29/2019 09:35 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/29/2019 5:07 pm You can see the silver color coming back on the higher devices like the rim. Just an homeless coin that was found and spent. Worth it says on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
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