Just got this one out of a roll of 2005D Bison nickels. It has a light pinkish/goldish look to it with no shine. Has been handled with cotton gloves and yet to be touched. Any ideas please. TY Increased color saturation to represent the true color of this coin.
After reading what toning is... Stainless, are you saying that this coin is "naturally" or "artifically" toned . . . in reference to your post. As your answer may guide me as to what I will need to do with this coin. TY
Oh, it's definatly natural toning. Toning like this is common amongst nickels. It's still a cool looking color to have :thumb:. Sorry I wasn't able to respond to your previous question, but it looks as if you got what toning is. stainless
It was just toned; that's all. What is toning? Toning is the visual indication our eyes receive when the surface layers of a metal have undergone oxidation. In this case, the nickel/copper alloy of the 5-cent-piece has reacted with sulfur compounds in the atmosphere. Certain molecules have reacted with the surface of the metal, thereby allowing various different colors of light to be absorbed and/or reflected. We then see the reflected colors; this is what is called toning. It is common and is a natural process, although certainly it can be artificially accelerated. Beautifully toned coins generally carry a premium. The type of toning your coins have displayed are common, and would carry little, if any, premium. I would classify this as natural toning.
yes, this is the original finish, as it came out of the roll. The other (2005 bison) nickels were not effected
I often find that coins toward the ends of the rolls can become toned. It is extremely common. This week, I happen to be going through ten thousand nickels most of which are 2004 and later and many of them look like this even though they are in bank-wrapped rolls. The color of a coin in a roll depends a great deal on the way the coin was in storage. Those coins have been in rolls for 5 years or so and the paper used to wrap the coins is not archival paper. so anything can happen. Thanks, Bill
