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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bugo, post: 2316182, member: 53226&quot;]I&#039;m going through a box of nickels and I have noticed I can tell whether a nickel is old or not by its color. Circulated 1940s nickels have an especially distinctive yellowish tone to them. I can spot one even if the coin is reverse up. Does this have something to do with how metals age? Or did the mint use a slightly different mix of metals back then? I occasionally see a 1970s nickel that looks like this but they&#039;re mostly pre-1960. I never, ever see a nickel past 1980 that looks like this.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is my first box of nickels and I have noticed how much easier it is to read the dates on nickels than it is on pennies. I don&#039;t have to use a magnifying glass.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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