Wondering What This Is (1991 P Nickel)

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noobcoin New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 06/23/2023 10:13 pm This Nickel has a weird color and I am wondering if it is a copper plated one. Or whatever happened to it. * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. It's very important to have in the title. * Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73900 Posts	Posted 06/23/2023 10:16 pm Probably environmental damage. It might have been a metal detecting find. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6483 Posts	Posted 06/23/2023 10:44 pm I had a similar one. The consensus seemed to be environmental damage. Yours is way more coppery looking, though. Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 06/23/2023 11:38 pm No it is normal environment action. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 06/24/2023 04:11 am Quite often, copper nickel coins recovered from ground burial take on an oxidized bronze color. Metal detector find very plausible. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 06/24/2023 06:36 am The weight should be normal. Assuming this is so, then I agree that this is surface discoloration from chemical or environmental exposure. "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
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/24/2023 07:13 am noobcoin, Please work on taking better quality photos,the better the pics you post the better we can help you. Also please properly crop pics before posting them...thanks. What are you using to take pics with? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95403 Posts	Posted 06/24/2023 08:47 am sure looks like a toned out nickel to me as well. 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
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 06/24/2023 4:00 pm to the CCF and environmental damage. Report this Post to the Staff
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