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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HandsomeToad, post: 442048, member: 12965&quot;]All it takes to make a nickel copper colored is soak it in vinegar. It&#039;s similar to what they did several hundred years ago, and longer, with what&#039;s call &quot;silver washed&quot; where the coin would have a &quot;good&quot; percentage of silver, but not high, and they would soak it in a solution that would bring the silver to the surface and make the coin look like it was silver but the metal underneath is a much higher percentage copper. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have a 1739 Double Sol that some idiot polished and when they did, they polished off the silver washed surface and the higher copper content shows on the flat surface areas. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/4636/1739obvet1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/2498/1739revkk2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I asked a friend how the silver washing was done and he gave me this website for his answer:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.deepfield.com/anoot/essay/silverwash.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.deepfield.com/anoot/essay/silverwash.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.deepfield.com/anoot/essay/silverwash.html</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I would like to attempt that someday on my Double Sol, to see if I can bring out more silver to make it look like it&#039;s suppose to and not so polished but I just haven&#039;t had the time yet. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> War nickels are 56% Copper, 35% Silver and 9% Manganese so they will probably show their &quot;true&quot; color if you sprayed Windex on them. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I hope this helps to explain why your silver nickel is coppered colored and if you weigh it, you&#039;ll find out it weighs what it should, 5 grams. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ribbit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ps: For those interested, the 1739-A Double Sol was 25% silver and 75% copper, with a silver wash, and there&#039;s a small write-up on them here:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinText/French.3.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinText/French.3.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinText/French.3.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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