Is this a 1984 Nickel?

TeaTime

I found this coin in my change, is it just old and worn over time?

mannie gray

Yes your coin is worn but not terribly so for a 35 year old nickel.
It was struck from worn-out, overworked dies that had deteriorated and were producing coins with loss of detail.

Coins from Philadelphia in the early-mid eighties are commonly seen with "mushy" details.

Hemispherical

@TeaTime said:
I found this coin in my change, is it just old and warn over time?

To answer the question not asked.

Worth 500% of a cent.

ricko

Yes... a very worn Jefferson nickel....looks like it spent a lot of time in pockets with other coins... Cheers, RickO

koynekwest

That one looks like it may have spent some time in a tumbler.

Oldhoopster

Try this reference for a dryer coin

http://www.error-ref.com/?s=Dryer