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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2720942, member: 10461&quot;]As [USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER] mentioned, nickels do not have clad layers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Modern (post-1965) <a href="https://www.thespruce.com/what-are-clad-coins-768418" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thespruce.com/what-are-clad-coins-768418" rel="nofollow">clad coins</a> (dimes, quarters, halves and dollars) have layers of copper-nickel alloy on the outside and pure copper on the inside, like a &quot;sandwich&quot;.&nbsp; This is visible on the edge of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>With a <a href="http://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins?main_coin=4879" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins?main_coin=4879" rel="nofollow">missing clad layer</a>, one or both of those outer (copper-nickel) layers was missing when the coin got struck. (In other words, like a piece of bread was missing off the &quot;sandwich&quot;.)&nbsp; When that happens, you end up with a coin that has an unusual copper-colored appearance on one or both sides instead of the more whitish look of copper-nickel alloy.</p><p><br /></p><p>But this isn&#039;t possible on a nickel, since those are <i>all</i> copper-nickel and don&#039;t have the pure copper center.&nbsp; (No &quot;sandwich&quot; layers.)&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin is just toned/discolored.</p><p><br /></p><p>5 grams is the normal weight for a US nickel.&nbsp; 4.8 g is probably not too unusual for a well-circulated coin, I suppose.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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