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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 3583278, member: 84179&quot;]Most circulated war nickels have a very distinctive toning/patina due to the composition, and this differs from standard composition nickels.&nbsp; Your coin has all of the visual characteristics of a standard circulated nickel.&nbsp; It has none of the visual characteristics of a normally circulated war nickel.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I’m curious as to why you believe you may have beaten Lotto-type odds and found a transitional planchet error, particular when it has the visual characteristics of a standard 75Cu25Ni planchet?&nbsp;&nbsp; Are we missing something in your pics? </p><p><br /></p><p>As others have said, a handheld XRF run by an experienced operator should be able to easily determine if it&#039;s a standard 75Cu25Ni composition[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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