I dug a 1940’s nickel (I think 1941 not sure) and it’s very thin a slightly smaller than the average nickel. Not sure what to make of it. Weights in at 2.8g.
No way not that much. I’ve found more nickels in this small area than anywhere else, especially V Nickels (8), and none are like this.
not every coin deteriorates the same way, for example take 2 nickels put one in clay that has a ph balance of 2 and put another in clay with a ph balance of 10. The one with a 2 ph balance is really acidic and therefore will eat the surface of the nickel faster than the alkaline soil. Your coin has defiantly lost weight due to enviromental damage.
I agree I gonna bring it to my coin dealer tomorrow. I’ll let you know what he says. If he says environmental damage I’ll die! Lol
I'm not sure what you disagree with from @eric6794 because what he said is correct. The only question is what solution that nickel sat in to cause it to "lose weight." Here's a Lincoln Cent I have that had an acid bath. I was also convinced it was some cool error. I hope you'll follow up on this thread after your dealer looks it over. I have a very strong suspicion you are going to be disappointed.
I also say ED - Environmental Damage... worn over time due to the elements. I Metal Detect and have found a few Nickels such as the one you have shown us. Not a Mint Error.
The nickel could have also been acid soaked before it was lost. It didn't come from the mint like that. (Unless it is struck on a cent planchet)
I agree with the environmental damage. I have found nickel similarly affected, and others nearby that were not. Soil can vary greatly in a small area.
That's exactly what a more-than-half-dissolved nickel looks like. Even if it was struck on an underweight planchet, it's impossible to prove it at this point.
also you have to take into account how long said coin was in the ground, for example a 1938 buffalo could have been lost in the soil in 1960 where a 1938 Jefferson could have been lost in 1938 and if found in 2017 the Jefferson has spent 27 more years in the soil than the buffalo.
I won’t be disappointed either way its just hard for me to believe it shrunk up that much in that particular spot, but what really do I know. I appreciate everyone’s comments except Michael K’s little too pompous for me. It’s was just hard for me to except when I found my only dated Buffalo that same day not a foot away. But l.cutler made sense.
