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1918/7 Buffalo nickel copper planchet? Help

ChrisleyChrisley Posts: 20 ✭
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I found this nickel searching through a jar of old coins I found in my attic from my childhood and I am aware of the 1918 / 17 nickel but I have never seen one this color. I have only been collecting coins for a couple of years and I'm not quite familiar with the copper planchet type and and a little advice would be helpful please as to what type of planchet this is. Thanks

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    TiborTibor Posts: 3,795 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Pictures would help.

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    HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 25, 2019 12:22AM

    @Chrisley

    Your other thread you posted had a pic, so you know how to do it.

    Sometimes you may get a message about needing approval.

    To alleviate, edit your above post and insert the pic and precede the pic’s URL with an emoji. :)

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    jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 41,097 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Chrisley said:
    I found this nickel searching through a jar of old coins I found in my attic from my childhood and I am aware of the 1918 / 17 nickel but I have never seen one this color. I have only been collecting coins for a couple of years and I'm not quite familiar with the copper planchet type and and a little advice would be helpful please as to what type of planchet this is. Thanks

    Weigh it. I guarantee it weighs the same as a nickel planchet. A little coppery color is not how you identify composition

    All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.

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    Bigbuck1975Bigbuck1975 Posts: 1,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Could be a metal detector find or the coin was in the ground

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    HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Bigbuck1975 said:
    Could be a metal detector find or the coin was in the ground

    Without a pic from the OP’s then... THIS.

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    GluggoGluggo Posts: 3,566 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Chrisley said:
    I found this nickel searching through a jar of old coins I found in my attic from my childhood and I am aware of the 1918 / 17 nickel but I have never seen one this color. I have only been collecting coins for a couple of years and I'm not quite familiar with the copper planchet type and and a little advice would be helpful please as to what type of planchet this is. Thanks

    Your right she is a Beauty! Nice Tones. :/

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    lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,875 ✭✭✭✭✭

    We love a attic jar story.

    LCoopie = Les
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    BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,741 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Bigbuck1975 said:
    Could be a metal detector find or the coin was in the ground

    Yep. Quite possible. I've seen "dark" nickels, including an Overdate that were in the ground for awhile.

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
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    thebeavthebeav Posts: 4,103 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Are you sure it didn't come out of an old safe, found in a dilapidated store front ?

    My Ebay Coin Store
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Chrisley ....Welcome aboard.... we will need pictures to give you any information/advice of substance. Cheers, RickO

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    BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,741 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ricko said:
    @Chrisley ....Welcome aboard.... we will need pictures to give you any information/advice of substance. Cheers, RickO

    Substance, yes.....................and also for our "substinance".

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
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    FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 6,025 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'll bet it's corroded/enviornmental damage

    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 50+ Year PNG Member.A full-time numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022.

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