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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BR549, post: 874720, member: 7110&quot;]I have seen this type of confusion on War Nickels before, maybe not this dramatic, but due to a improper alloy mix, streaks of copper at the surface tone like they were applied by a paint brush. These layers can even laminate away from the alloy making for a unappealing surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>Copper - 56%</p><p>Silver - 35%</p><p>Manganese - 9%</p><p><br /></p><p>You could say with out a doubt, something in the environment affected the surface, could have been nothing more than ambient air or it could have been from something a little bit more detrimental to create this anomaly, it recieved one of those &quot;catch all&quot; terms...just keep it as a learning tool. </p><p><br /></p><p>I kinda like it, it demonstrates just how much trouble mixing these metal alloys at the Mint smelters really was.</p><p><br /></p><p>Happy Collecting[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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