What Causes A 1989 D Nickel To Have A Copper Tint?

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Beachbabi New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 10/15/2020 2:04 pm Hi, I found this 1989 D nickel that has a very copper tint. The obverse is nearly all copper color, while the reverse is only tinted around the edge. What caused this? Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/15/2020 2:47 pm Either plated or an outdoor find that toned the color. In circulation the higher devices would wear off to the normal color. But if the coin is 5 grams, then it is not a cent plancet. It would have to be a zinc planchet with that date and weigh 2.5 grams. (exactly half the weight of a nickel. The devices on a nickel struck onto a cent planchet would not be centered with the rims showing. It would look like this: Report this Post to the Staff
Beachbabi New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 10/15/2020 2:50 pm Thank you. It does not appear to be on a one cent planchet. I will weigh it though just to see. Report this Post to the Staff
southsav Pillar of the Community 2224 Posts	Posted 10/15/2020 2:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/15/2020 3:27 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 10/16/2020 01:25 am It is probably some sort of environmental damage/staining. 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
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 10/16/2020 02:09 am I agree, either an older copper plating that has worn off, or more likely, environmental toning/staining. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17953 Posts	Posted 10/16/2020 03:40 am from England! Quote: more likely, environmental toning/staining Reminds me of a post-1947 two-shilling piece I found on the beach as a teenager. It was dark brown. 10p was a lot of money to me in those days. I remember rubbing it in the sand on the beach, trying to clean it in the sink and then polishing it with the cloth my Mom used for her silver. (I wouldn't treat a collectible coin that way, but I just wanted to spend it). I could never quite get rid of the copper color, and it looked rather like Beachbabi's nickel when I'd finished it, but at least the bus driver accepted it, although he did comment that it was a funny color! My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
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