Brown nickel

Sguidry21 · June 2, 2019 2:10PM

I received this from the gas station. Any ideas ?

morgandollar1878 · June 2, 2019 2:17PM

Dug up or left outside for a while, so it would be environmental damage and worth face value.

ricko · June 2, 2019 2:23PM

Agreed... environmental damage... no numismatic premium... Cheers, RickO

Sguidry21 · June 2, 2019 2:41PM

Thanks guys

yosclimber · June 2, 2019 3:04PM

"Nickels" are actually 75% copper and 25% nickel, so they will turn brown if left outside, as noted.

Smudge · June 2, 2019 4:45PM

Maybe a metal detector find.

Downtown1974 · June 2, 2019 5:04PM

@Smudge said:
Maybe a metal detector find.

That’s my guess too.

For comparison, I dug these up last weekend near the park gate near my home.

KindaNewish · June 2, 2019 5:10PM

Sguidry21 · June 2, 2019 5:35PM

Thanks everyone for the input

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