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Bjandnick New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 02/20/2023 04:56 am Just curious as to why this 2014 D nickle I have is copper colored on the face side of the coin. I have included in the picture a nickle for comparison in the color I'm speaking of. Thank you in advance for any info. Edited by Bjandnick 02/20/2023 05:05 am Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 96451 Posts	Posted 02/20/2023 06:13 am Just one side? it looks like this side was exposed to the environment than the obverse and toned out. 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
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21611 Posts	Posted 02/20/2023 07:11 am Just environmental toning on one side, not unusual. I have some fifty cent pieces that are toned gold on on the Reverse and normal on the Obverse. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19165 Posts	Posted 02/20/2023 07:19 am I agree with the above assessments. Report this Post to the Staff
Solo Valued Member Indonesia 147 Posts	Posted 02/20/2023 07:51 am Bjandnick I guess it's just environmental toning. Btw, it's 'Nickel' my friends. Regard, Solo Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/20/2023 09:22 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/20/2023 09:57 am I agree with environmental toning. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/20/2023 11:26 am There is a lot of copper in nickels, but note on your coin, the affected areas of normal surface is on the highest areas. Thus a coating/staining has altered the surface of the coin. So it was normal, until the color was altered. Report this Post to the Staff
captainmandrake1 Pillar of the Community United States 878 Posts	Posted 02/20/2023 12:12 pm Very nice toning! Report this Post to the Staff
datadragon Pillar of the Community United States 1648 Posts	Posted 02/20/2023 12:17 pm with everyones assessment. There are also Nickels struck accidentally on one cent planchets like below that can look copper so not always environmental toning. In such examples, the planchet will be both the weight and metal content of a "normal" example for the respective planchet it is struck on. For example, if it is a nickel on a cent planchet, the coin will be the correct weight for a cent at 3.1 grams and contain the copper alloy for a cent rather than the expected 5g for a nickel planchet. A missing clad layer is a coin that has one of its outer nickel layers missing from the copper core. As a result, the typical missing clad layer coin will be copper on one side and nickel on the other. It also will weigh roughly 15% less than a normal coin. This can also make a coin copper colored but this happens on dimes, quarters, halfs, and dollars since 1964 but not nickels. https://www.PCGS.com/news/missing-c...-error-coins Edited by datadragon 02/20/2023 12:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 02/20/2023 3:49 pm to the CCF and Report this Post to the Staff
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