1990 copper color nickel?

I know it's probably nothing just wondering why it is like this?

 

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It is considered Environmental Damage.

 

Cool, almost looks like a penny colored nickel in good lighting lol thought it was pretty neat

 

Nickels and Clad coins have a bit of copper mixed in the nickel.. hence Cupro-Nickel. When exposed to chemicals or the elements it tones the copper.

 

Okay I gotcha, thanks for the info!

 

Nickels and clad coins have a bit of Nickel mixed in with the Copper.. hence
Cupro-Nickel. 75% copper & 25% nickel.

 

If you are going to go all in, clad coins are net 88% 12% because they are two layers of 75-25 surrounding a 100% copper core.

 

Yes, that is true. 88%. All our silver colored coins are mostly copper and our copper colored one is not .

 

Nickels are 75% copper but they are nickel colored. It's an alloy, the copper never shows through. Which is why 99%+ of copper colored nickels are rusted/ environmentally damaged.
Once in a blue moon you will get a Black Beauty, (improperly annealed planchet)
but that is not really copper colored. And even rarer, is if you get a nickel struck on a copper cent planchet. But those aside, there aren't any copper colored nickels.

 

Damaged by the environment.