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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 3857351, member: 27832&quot;]Sure, Jim, but the coin would have to be worn flat to have lost <i>that</i> much weight to circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=105455]@Glenn Attalla[/USER], can you check whether this nickel is as <i>thick</i> as a normal one? If not, you&#039;ve got a thin planchet (and I guess I&#039;m surprised the strike is that strong); if it is, there&#039;s something else going on.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s hard to tell from photos, but to me, this does <i>not</i> look like a nickel that&#039;s sustained enough &quot;environmental damage&quot; to lose almost 20% of its weight. I&#039;d expect it to be a dull copper color all over at that point, and I&#039;d expect to see more distortion in its features.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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