magnetic coin??

[paleoheadhunter]

I found this metal detecting the beach.It is the exact size and thickness of a nickle,but magnetic.

 

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[Badger Bart]

Although corroded beyond recognition, it is most likely a 1943 Jefferson nickel. they were made of steel that year so the nickel normally used for coinage could be used for the war effort ( WWII ).

 

[Cfm]

1942 to 1945 Jefferson nickels were made out of 56% copper 35% silver and 9% manganese and not steel... The 1943 penny was zinc coated steel.

 

[jeff of pa]

Definately Not a War Nickel.

 

[omnicognic]

Is it possible it's a electrical box knockout? (most electrical boxes have slugs you can knock out to accept fittings in the sides, once corroded they could pass for coins.) Just a thought... Good Hunting! ---Omnicognic 8)

 

[Doug-Iowa]

A slug it could be and most likely is if it is extremly magnetic. Nickle is somewhat magnetic itself however not like iron would be.

Doug-Iowa

 

[JakePhelps]

Its some kind of steel punch-out from a construction site or the building of a house, Sorry to burst yer bubble

 

[jopher]

79-81 Canadian nickels are 100% nickel and would be magnetic however they are also about impervious to corrosion ......Looks like an iron slug.

 

[scoutjim99]

what about zinc we made alot of them for other countries dated 1942 to roughly 45 i do not know if zinc is magnetic though

 

[DigEmAll]

Hmmm... could it be a magnet?

 

[JakePhelps]

i think omni and me nailed it, i have a "collection" of them somewhere in my garage

 

[Terry In Florida]

I found this metal detecting the beach.It is the exact size and thickness of a nickle,but magnetic.

I believe it is a nickel. The surface is not flat, it has the rounded bump that looks as if it could be a head. There is a 1945 canadian nickel that was made of steel, the head on the nickel is small enough to possibly be the bump on your nickel...

Our nickels, Jeferson and indian would most likely create a bump that would fill most of the nickel.

Of course I could be making a mountain out of a mole hill, but just the way it looks to me...

http://extranet.vsworx.com/nwcoin.com/catalog/images/Canada%201945%20Double%20Date%20Steel%20Nickel%20MS65.jpg

Actually I changed my mind after I turned the picture of your item 90 degree counter clockwise and compared it to a picture of a jeferson nickel, side by side... It looks more like jefersons head is the bump...

 

[JakePhelps]

hmm but out nickels are not magnetic :P were the canadian ones steel or something plated in steel, cause i have a few and they seem to be peeling

 

[paleoheadhunter]

Thanks for the replies guys.I've actually been soaking it in white vinegar since the post and haven't checked it at all.It might of dissolved by now. lol..GL HH NATE

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

A !/2" conduit electrical box knockout (slug) is actually a hair larger in diameter than a nickel...about the same thickness in older boxes....something of interest, I found a magnetic rusty piece on those same Ft. Pierce beaches...after soaking in electrolysis for two days, a hole appeared in the center and it also appears to be whats left of an attachment piece--like a metal button...pictured with a slug and nickel.

 

[JakePhelps]

definetly a cutout or something!! I recognise the little circular indention on the disk... Im not sure what they are from but when the edition was put on to our house there were alot laying around.

 

[Terry In Florida]

Like a simplex nail used to keep felt on a roof or wall.... The nails will fall out of the head a lot of times, I use to be a roofer.

http://www.simplexnails.com/Catalog_RegularRound.jpg