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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I found a few wartime nickels in a roll except they were a little shiny to be a genuine nickel so I took a magnet and ran it over the few nickels and they were attracted to the magnet. I was amused about this and took one of my old wartime nickel and that wasnt attracted. Any Thoughts? real is on the left and fake? is on the left.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Boy, ALL those in a ROLL? I'm sorry, maybe it's my eyes, but I,ve never seen 65 year old silver look like that. But still, Id keep them.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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no I got four of them in a roll and I just put them next to ones I know are real.
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Moderator
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I'm confused by your words .... Quote:
real is on the left and fake? is on the left.
BTW ....  David |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
850 Posts |
real is the column on the left and fakes? are the right column
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Valued Member
United States
285 Posts |
Why would someone fake a wartime nickel? It seems like there are more profitable coins to fake.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5953 Posts |
They get like that if you a high speed polishing disc and a dremill
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Pillar of the Community
United States
850 Posts |
that is what I think. Does polishing silver coins make them slightly magnetic? These look heavily polished.
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Moderator
United States
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Does polishing silver coins make them slightly magnetic? Nope...but they do look electroplated which could explain the magnetism. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
850 Posts |
it could be nickel platted. that is the only way I can think of. I am planning on taking these coins to a dealership to get them looked at.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
750 Posts |
Just plated or wheeled, I have about 10 of them around somewhere. As for the magnet.. They are silver, not steel.. why would they attract to a magnet? I am confused........ (not unusual however)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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that doesn't mean that they have been plated with another metal. I see youtube video's with people plating pennies with mercury and other metals.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Try scraping the edge of one and see if plating is apparent. Also, try weighing them.
There was a new Jersey guy who made counterfeit nickels many years ago and got caught. His nickels, all dated 1944, can still be found in the marketplace. They weren't silver and the large P mintmark is visibly absent.
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Posted 06/01/2010 9:22 pm
