About 3 months ago my wife spotted this coin while i was rolling up my kids Peggy-banks. I just pulled it out of our safe-box at work. Let me know what you think. It's not any thinner, but feels like it weighs significantly less than a 2004 dime... .
If you take the coin to a jewelry store or a buy-your-gold store, then they may weigh it for free. Please handle the coin only by the edge.
If the weight test is inconclusive, you may soak the coin in Acetone & see if the Coca-Cola color washes-off. Welcome to the CoinTalk forum. :welcome:
Looks interesting. I don't think the color could be completely from being buried in the ground, but then again I suppose 8 years might be able to do it. Slightly intrigued as to what the obverse discoloration indicates. Keep us informed.
I don't think it is a missing clad layer but a weighing should be conclusive. If it is missing a layer you should get a weight somewhere close to 1.7 grams
It is easy to tell that this coin has become toned to a copper color on one side and has started to tone on the other side. it is not missing a clad layer , our newer coins just tone like this. I wish they didn't do this but they do. I have over a hundred of the 2005 ultra detached leg bison nickels that are in ANACS slabs and they all are now toned to look just like copper. I did a experiment with some of the new state quarters by washing them in warm water and soap then rinsed them off and they have remained bright and shiny while the unwashed ones turned to the copper color. I believe this confirms that the mint is using something different to wash the new planchets and this is what causes this copper color toning. If the new coins are sealed in the cello mint packs and protected from the air they also sometimes stay bright and shiny. so this has something to do with the reaction from whatever wash and rinse the mint is using and exposure to the elements of the air exposure. from now on I will wash and dry all of my coins or dip them in acetone before sending them in for grading.
