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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jetshack, post: 441335, member: 11725&quot;]The war nickel compositions were&nbsp; 56% Copper 35% Silver 9% Manganese.</p><p><br /></p><p>The nickel you&#039;ve found is a nice one, grading somewhere around VF 30.&nbsp; Which is quite good to be pulled from circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>The discoloration of your coin is caused by toning.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen this type of toning before on war nickels, usually when pulled from an older Whitman folder that has belonged to a heavy smoker.&nbsp; The non war nickels from these sets takes on a greyish / blackish color.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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