1941 Jefferson nickel brown in color weighs 4.7 grams didn't know if this would be an error also no mint mark seems to be no Nickel in this nickel Brown all the way through View attachment 714309 View attachment 714309 View attachment 714310
Your coin has environmental damage. Looks like a coin that was dug out of the ground. @paddyman98 probably has some examples he can share.
@Willysilver Unfortunately you have a Environmental Damaged Nickel I probably have mentioned to you that I Metal Detect. Have so for about 7 years now. In doing so I have dug up hundreds of these Nickels that change colors due to being buried in sand, dirt, soil... the heat, cold, weather and water & saltwater affect the Nickel Here are some examples I have found - Brown, grey and black Nickels, Quarters, and Dimes
I have a brown 1941 nickel as well. If the color is because of the environment then how does the brown go throughout the coin. My coin unfortunately was nicked by my daughter and the metal is like copper inside. Have you any suggestions as to how this happens?
It's a chemical process that happens to the outer layers of metal that are exposed to the elements or ground minerals or other environmental conditions. But if yours is copper inside, that bears further investigation. Post it in its own thread, with clear pictures. Weigh it.
