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Need a little help please. I have a copper nickel my grandfather found in change.

goldmine266goldmine266 Posts: 201
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I was wondering if it is worth anything? It is from 1988 and it's a Denver mint. It is circulated pretty good but it is all copper. Is it a penny blank that got mixed in? I have found 2 missing clad layers on a state quarter and a dime in the past but I don't think that nickels were plated? I could be wrong. Any help would be great. Thanks
Tom
image I keep a census on Hawaii Error notes, Radars, Repeaters, Hawaii Stars (all denominations), Low serials, 6 of a kind, 7 of a kind, Canceled notes, AC blocks, ZB blocks, FC blocks, Uncut sheets and Late plates. If you have any information you would like to share please PM me. Thanks.image

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  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,893 ✭✭✭✭✭
    We need photos.
    Lance.
    Coin Photography Services / Everyman Registry set / BHNC #213
  • goldmine266goldmine266 Posts: 201
    image

    The front
    image I keep a census on Hawaii Error notes, Radars, Repeaters, Hawaii Stars (all denominations), Low serials, 6 of a kind, 7 of a kind, Canceled notes, AC blocks, ZB blocks, FC blocks, Uncut sheets and Late plates. If you have any information you would like to share please PM me. Thanks.image
  • goldmine266goldmine266 Posts: 201
    image

    And the back
    image I keep a census on Hawaii Error notes, Radars, Repeaters, Hawaii Stars (all denominations), Low serials, 6 of a kind, 7 of a kind, Canceled notes, AC blocks, ZB blocks, FC blocks, Uncut sheets and Late plates. If you have any information you would like to share please PM me. Thanks.image
  • yellowjacketyellowjacket Posts: 1,809 ✭
    Looks corroded to me. There are environmental conditions, such as being buried in the ground, that can trun copper-nickel to a reddish color. The pictured coin looks much like one of these nickels.

    Garrow
  • goldmine266goldmine266 Posts: 201
    It may have been in the ground at one point in time. It looks a little corroded to me on the back. Is that what made it copper looking?
    image I keep a census on Hawaii Error notes, Radars, Repeaters, Hawaii Stars (all denominations), Low serials, 6 of a kind, 7 of a kind, Canceled notes, AC blocks, ZB blocks, FC blocks, Uncut sheets and Late plates. If you have any information you would like to share please PM me. Thanks.image
  • yellowjacketyellowjacket Posts: 1,809 ✭
    If you look at the coin under a loop, I'm sure you will find pitting and loss of detail on both sides consistant with corrosion.

    Garrow
  • goldmine266goldmine266 Posts: 201
    There is some pitting yes. Is this worth anything or should I spend it?
    image I keep a census on Hawaii Error notes, Radars, Repeaters, Hawaii Stars (all denominations), Low serials, 6 of a kind, 7 of a kind, Canceled notes, AC blocks, ZB blocks, FC blocks, Uncut sheets and Late plates. If you have any information you would like to share please PM me. Thanks.image
  • SeaEagleCoinsSeaEagleCoins Posts: 3,262 ✭


    << <i>There is some pitting yes. Is this worth anything or should I spend it? >>




    hmmmm... what can you buy with a nickel these days? image
    Re: Slabbed coins - There are some coins that LIVE within clear plastic and wear their labels with pride... while there are others that HIDE behind scratched plastic and are simply dragged along by a label. Then there are those coins that simply hang out, naked and free image
  • goldmine266goldmine266 Posts: 201


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    << <i>There is some pitting yes. Is this worth anything or should I spend it? >>




    hmmmm... what can you buy with a nickel these days? image >>



    Oh man I was hoping it was something. My grandfather might be a little upset. A nickel won't even buy gum these days so I guess maybe I should throw it back in the ground.

    Thanks everyone for your help.


    If someone has a REAL COPPER NICKEL could you post it please?
    image I keep a census on Hawaii Error notes, Radars, Repeaters, Hawaii Stars (all denominations), Low serials, 6 of a kind, 7 of a kind, Canceled notes, AC blocks, ZB blocks, FC blocks, Uncut sheets and Late plates. If you have any information you would like to share please PM me. Thanks.image
  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,893 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I agree. It is an environmentally damaged nickel. Worth face value.
    Lance.
    Coin Photography Services / Everyman Registry set / BHNC #213
  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    If it were a nickel on a cent planchet it would be a bit smaller than a nickel and parts would be cut off.
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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