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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 748768, member: 15929&quot;]Both coins appear to have suffered from environmental damage and corrosion but I do not think that they are counterfeit.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Folks should keep in mind that not every coin which rolls out of the US Mint presses is an MS70. Some are weak strikes and some are just terrible strikes!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I doubt that the nickel was really a pocket piece as the coin has no particular significance such as a Half or Large Dollar coin. Most folks carry those because of their unusual size or perhaps sentiment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Another thing to remember is that the early to mid eighties was absolutly horrible for producing quality coins.</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/target022/Coins/NickelFront.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/target022/Coins/NickelBack.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/target022/Coins/QuarterFront.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/target022/Coins/QuarterBack.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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