11+ Copper Colored Nickel Coin. I have a 1964 copper nickel. The owner stated that it could been past up when stamping the nickel overlay.
These copper colored jeffersons i find once every 20 boxes of nickels or so. Most of the time the nickel has a silvery appearance as the coin’s color is dominated by the nickel metal. It’s an alloy, the copper never shows through.
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The 1994 nickel beside it weighs 4.67gms. I found this 1989 d nickel that has a very copper tint. Nickels are 75% copper but they are nickel colored.
The Nickel Is Very Hard And Does Not Corrode.
Is it possibly a real improperly annealed? Could have been exposed to heat or smoke. The obverse is nearly all copper color, while the reverse is only tinted around the edge.
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Which is why 99%+ of copper colored nickels are rusted/ environmentally. Being 75% copper, nickels can tone yellow/gold, bluish, or just. It may appear to be a brassy.
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It's an alloy, the copper never shows through. These copper colored jeffersons i find once every 20 boxes of nickels or so. I think before hand someone tried to scratch at it, and where they scratched it there is a silvery color.
The Owner Stated That It Could Been Past Up When Stamping The Nickel Overlay.
In the presence of a strong oxidizer (acid, base etc) the nickel will take on a copper color. This coin is copper toned through out on obverse and reverse, i look closly at the sides, and again copper toned color, even where there are some scratches. I have a 1964 copper nickel.