3 Modern Nickels, Missing Clad? (2011 D, 2016 D, 2018 D)

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SoCal New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 12/02/2022 4:54 pm Hope everyone is having a good day! I am still new to coin collecting and learning everyday...was hoping to get feedback on my 3 nickels. Are they missing the clad layer or is it PMD? I appreciate your time! Thank you! After uploading the photos, I noticed the 3rd photo is actually the reverse to the 2018, which is the last coin pictured. * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark to Title. Titles are Important! * Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34401 Posts	Posted 12/02/2022 5:01 pm @soc, the surface staining on these nickels is not indicative of a missing clad layer (recall that unlike US quarters and dimes, this denomination isn't clad but rather a single alloy the whole way through). These would all be spenders for me. "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
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 12/02/2022 5:44 pm to the CCF and just staining. Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 12/02/2022 6:51 pm Your coin looks to match number 1 in the list of Dirty Dozen Damages. Even though there is no premium value to these, you might try to find a nice example of each. 1) discoloration - stains from coffee, or environmental damage from being buried, heated, etc. 2) scrapes over much of the coin - damage from sliding on pavement, a parking lot coin 3) coin bent or edges not round - it has been smashed with a hammer 4) coin blank on all or most of one side - someone sanded it down 5) mirrored lettering - a vise job, a coin squeezed against another in a vise 6) rough, pebbly surfaces - coin that received an acid bath 7) smooth rims, smaller diameter - has been trapped rolling inside a dryer, a " Dryer Coin" 8) clear mounds on coin - glue that has dried transparently 9) small indentations in the shape of the letter D - marks left by the impact of the reeded edge of another coin 10) large blisters - coin exposed to high heat, such as in a campfire 11) shapes, often letters or numbers, not indented or raised - Pareidolia (like animal shapes in a cloud) 12) a circular scrape just inside the rim - " Ring of Death" caused by a coin rolling machine Don't despair! Error coins remain ready to find from circulation, but they are outnumbered by unusual looking coins that merely have been damaged. If you can imagine a way to change an undamaged coin into one like you see, that's probably exactly what happened to it. Changes to a coin after it leaves the mint's striking chamber are considered post mint damage, or PMD, and have no premium value. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 12/03/2022 03:25 am Nickels don't have a clad layer, so it can't be missing what it doesn't have. What it does have is environmental staining/toning/discolouration. Post mint damage, no error, sorry. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
SoCal New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 12/03/2022 04:17 am Thank you all for your comments and wisdom! I have a lot to learn. I had to laugh at your list,"The Dirty Dozen." That's probably the best collection I have so far! Thanks again! Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15414 Posts	Posted 12/03/2022 05:13 am to the CCF As correctly stated your nickels have experienced corrosion/staining from the environment. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/03/2022 2:38 pm Nickels aren't clad. 75% copper 25% nickel. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95630 Posts	Posted 12/03/2022 3:29 pm with all above here. just staining on these .. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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