Interesting Bluish-Silver Toning On 2000-2004 Nickels.

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Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6458 Posts	Posted 11/04/2023 1:22 pm Every once in a while, I will run across a stark bluish-silver nickel. They all seem to be 21st century coins, but before the 2006 design change. The difference in color to the average circulated nickels is immediately noticeable. I would have dismissed it as toning, but I have found multiple nickels that are the same specific tone. Also, they do not have the sharp reflectiveness of a freshly struck nickel, more of a muted gleam. I have four on my desk right now, 2x2000-P, 2003-P, 2004-P. I don't know much about nickel finishes, but I don't think that these years had any unusual Mint-applied changes. Is this just nice toning, maybe alloy tinting, or something else? Report this Post to the Staff

nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 11/04/2023 2:46 pm I always chalked it up to environmental exposure, annealing, or a slight difference in alloy. If you want to sacrifice one of them for the hobby, a lab could probably tell you if the alloy mix is not the intended 75/25. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94786 Posts	Posted 11/04/2023 7:35 pm I agree, but it is hard to see the color on my monitor. 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
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6458 Posts	Posted 11/04/2023 9:23 pm I will try to get them under my scope tomorrow. I wonder if it's not VLDS Die Deterioration producing a pleasing luster. The Mint did run those dies into the ground around Y2K. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73688 Posts	Posted 11/04/2023 11:02 pm I'm thinking it's toning from circulation wear and the environment. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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