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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3985794, member: 101855"]Most collectors know that copper and bronze coins turn green when they corrode. (Sometimes a dull red) Fewer collectors realize that copper-nickel coins, like this Liberty Nickel, turn black or dark brown. That is what you have here.</p><p><br /></p><p>You have actually done a remarkable job in the removing the layer of corroded metal, but it’s still a “details” grade coin. In the future, you should keep the corrosion problem in mind with Nickel Three Cent Pieces. Nickels and copper-nickel Flying Eagle and Indian Cents from the 1856 to 1864 era.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3985794, member: 101855"]Most collectors know that copper and bronze coins turn green when they corrode. (Sometimes a dull red) Fewer collectors realize that copper-nickel coins, like this Liberty Nickel, turn black or dark brown. That is what you have here. You have actually done a remarkable job in the removing the layer of corroded metal, but it’s still a “details” grade coin. In the future, you should keep the corrosion problem in mind with Nickel Three Cent Pieces. Nickels and copper-nickel Flying Eagle and Indian Cents from the 1856 to 1864 era.[/QUOTE]
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