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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3586617, member: 27832"]It's clearly had something spilled on it that affected the surface. To me, that means all bets are off with regard to "normal" color or texture.</p><p><br /></p><p>These days, the most expedient thing to do is to find a dealer or jeweler with an XRF gun and get a direct readout of the composition. The odds that it's copper-nickel are so small, though, that it's probably not worth the trip.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since it's already environmentally damaged, I'd be tempted to dissolve or file off a tiny bit more of the coin and attempt some micro-scale chemical analysis. I'm kind of geeky that way, though.</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to CoinTalk![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3586617, member: 27832"]It's clearly had something spilled on it that affected the surface. To me, that means all bets are off with regard to "normal" color or texture. These days, the most expedient thing to do is to find a dealer or jeweler with an XRF gun and get a direct readout of the composition. The odds that it's copper-nickel are so small, though, that it's probably not worth the trip. Since it's already environmentally damaged, I'd be tempted to dissolve or file off a tiny bit more of the coin and attempt some micro-scale chemical analysis. I'm kind of geeky that way, though. Welcome to CoinTalk![/QUOTE]
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