2005 nickel is all copper ?

[shye7493]

Is there any value to something like this ? It weights 5 grams. Although the copper content is 75% I have never seen a copper nickel . I added a normal nickel for color comparison

 

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[Joe777Cool]

Looks like someone messed around with it.

 

[enamel7]

A possibility could be it was in a rock tumbler with copper coins. That will give it that appearance.

 

[TypeCoin971793]

It could have been buried. The nickel in clad coins often reacts with chemicals in he ground to turn it brown. I've found some in rolls of cents.

 

[shye7493]

My old lady got it from the register at work, I think I will burn another coin and see what happens. I have quite a few "P" minted nickels but the copper one is "D" I know there shouldn't be a difference but I will try heating a coin from the same mint if I can find one. After that the next step I guess would be to clean the coin but I wont do it unless I have any results from heating it up.

I did find a few places explaining how the copper can bleed through but all the pics show a very dark silver color with flakes of copper shedding off, this appears to be solid copper. Because of the weight I would still assume the copper is at 75%.

So far I guess you could call it a "commonly rare" coin

 

[jasper62]

So far I guess you could call it a "commonly rare" coin

Now that's a contradiction in itself. It's an environmentally damaged coin. Without the original Mint luster a "TPG" third party grader considers it a damaged coin

 

[enamel7]

Typecoin said "buried " not burned.

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Thats what Mine looks like coming out of the tumbler with my other dug coins..whats funny is sometimes i get "Dug" coins in my change and just shake my head..lol

 

[Jwcoins]

I found one too. How do you post a pic?

 

[Jwcoins]

 

[Jwcoins]

Not the best pic

 

[Jwcoins]

When I get back home, I'll send a better one. It looked like a big penny. Then realized it was a nickel. Not sure if it's copper ,but it looks like it.

 

[l.cutler]

You came to the right place, your nickel has environmental damage. That is what they look like when they come out of the ground when metal detecting.

 

[cyberdan]

A possibility could be it was in a rock tumbler with copper coins. That will give it that appearance.

I did that once, but only once. Big handful of detected coins in a tumbler. All came out copperish.