2012-D Copper Nickel

Who knew, right.. Lol.. I am assuming this coin is missing the proper laminate layers and so on.. Weight is 4.9 grams.. You want be able to see it, but the first 2 in the date is stamped twice.. I'm not sure what to make of this.. Any opinions??

 

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It's been obviously plated, after the coin was in circulation.

 

I'm sorry.. What do you mean.. I found this on the ground at a friend's house.. Someone had dropped it in the driveway.. You really can't read it.. I rubbed it down with oil just to produce an image

 

Why would someone do that

 

And wound that not make the weight heavier

 

I'm sorry.. I don't understand.. Why some one would do that.. But if you say so.. ty

 

There are no 'layers' to nickels, and so when you
said 'missing proper laminate layers', AND the
photo certainly looks like it's been copper plated,
that's why I said plated.

Your coin weighs normal (within tolerance), and if
the color of your coin is that of a normal nickel,
then it's been damaged on the surfaces.

There's nothing wrong with either '2'.

Your nickel has damaged surfaces, at a minimum

 

Probably die deterioration doubling. Not struck twice.

 

something called post mint damage which means it was plated after it left the mint which your coin would be called

value 5 cents

 

Yes Silver pop I get it.. Still strange thing for a person to do.. lol.. TY

 

And I tell you Fred, you are something else!! No disrespect intended.. and everyone else, I know what PM means.. Jeez, I believe you!! Just a question guys!! Ty

 

yeah people do odd things when they are bored

 

Just for you to understand.
If it were really struck on a copper planchet it would be on a copper cent planchet pre 1983.
It would be the same weight, thickness and width of a cent planchet.

Nickels don't have clad layers or any kind of layer. They are made of Cupro-Nickel which is 75% Copper and 25% Nickel. The Copper in the Cupro-Nickel can tone into a darker color when exposed to a harsh environment.

 

Cool find though. I'd keep it as an oddity.

 

TY.. Sometimes you just have to break it down.. I appreciate it..

 

Doesn't look plated to me. Looks more like environmental damage with some corrosion.

 

If it was plated, that won't increase the weight.
Because the plating is incredibly thin. All nickels weigh 5.0 grams.
While nickels are 75% copper and 25% nickel, those metals are melted together
which gives it a white appearance. For the nickel to be copper, it would have to be struck on an old style copper penny blank, (1982 or before). And then, your nickel
would be the size of a penny, with incomplete rims, and weigh 3.1 grams.

 

why would someone plate a coin ...

ooh ... I think you need to peruse this website (and there's plenty of other websites out there that plate coins a variety of metals, excluding school experiments, etc). ==> https://www.merrickmint.com/

 

Thanks