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Nickels are made of a solid alloy, they do not have an outer clad or plated layer - so there is nothing that CAN be missing. The coin has been stained with something.
I also have a 1964 copper nickel.It looks just like a penny. ? Doesn't have any discolorations. Cheers Bob.
It is likely that it is some kind of corrosion or toning...but not always. One possibility (I don't know how small) is an improperly annealed planchet. Here's an example from my collection: http://www.cointalk.org/album.php?albumid=76&pictureid=1609
Thanks Richie, mine looks just like the one in your pic. Would you happen to know the value ? Thanks Bob.
nessy - without seeing a pic of your coin there is no way that we can say what it is. It is quite common for niclels to get that same color from toning and or corrosion. And in that case it would be worth 5 cents.
Exactly, that's why I said it is very likely corrosion or toning. There is a slim chance it's not...but there is no way to know without pics. Even if it is, we couldn't estimate the value without grading the coin...again, we would need pics. To be honest, I don't even know how much mine is worth...but I'm sure others here would have an idea.
Just by looking at the first photo and seeing the thickness of the copper nickle i would say wrong stock nickel on a cent planchet . You also can see the design on the nickle is not in perspective .i would say wrong stock indeed. I have a couple of nickles with sintherd planchets but this is not copper washed a Wrong stock. Jazzcoins joe
The first photo that's posted. What i'm seeing in that photo he is putting the coins next to each other to show the thinkness of the 1964 nikcle next to a normal nickle, is that what i'm seeing?The one to the left i think is the 64 nickle ,and the one to the right is a nickle with normal thickness . So i;m judging on that particular photo. Jazzcoins joe:whistle:
Sorry about the quality of the photos, my camera just doesn't like close-ups. Also I had to use the flash so the colour might off a bit. Cheers Bob.
:smile The only way to determine what you have better pics please you may have some think with a nice value. Jazzcoins joe:smile
So, those photos are pretty bad so it's hard to say much. But, one thing I notice is the presence of green on the reverse of the coin. That, to me, says corrosion. I'll be willing to bet this is post-mint damage that has caused the coin to change color...but we will have to have better pics to know for sure.
