Odd 1961 nickel

[richeysd76]

Just curious I found this in my change it looks like it is copper or maybe tarnished silver?

 

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[huntsman53]

The coin was apparently in a fire which brought the Copper in the composition to the surface of the coin. With the exception of the War Nickels, the Jefferson Nickels are 75% Copper and 25% Nickel.

 

[xr7ator]

Looks like a digger to me. Meaning it was once in the dirt and found after many years by a detectorist and returned to circulation. I find a bunch of them and they look very similar.
Or, it could just be a very dirty nickel.

 

[A2coins]

Cool coin no value than 5 cents