What is this?

[Alchemist]

Stumbled across this nickel while going through a box. It's totally smooth and buffed on the obverse, but completely intact on the reverse. Tampered? Die issue?

 

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[enamel7]

Tampered with.

 

[Rascal]

Tampered with or not it's worth keeping in a sleeve as a conversation piece if nothing else.

Rascal