Nickel has a goldish color to it

[Waglisa]

Can anyone please help me with this 1977 nickel it has a weird like yellow tint to it I'm not sure what it would be called I'm new at collecting coins I appreciate it? Please and thank you and I like to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

[MintErrors]

In my opinion, it's just a toned coin. Toning can happen when a coin is exposed toheavy swings in temperature, it can happen from paper rolls, or simp.y something in that metal mix within the coin. There are many other situations coins can get some toning.... even artificial in nature by people who want to create a false look to a coin in order for it to sell at a higher price.

I recommend sometime in your coin collecting adventure, get yourself a scale. Get one that goes down to 100th of a gram (x.xxg). You can instantly rule out a wrong planchet if the coin weighs correctly and its within tolerance. I bought a cheapo kitchen scale 7 years ago and it still works well. I believe you can find one off amazon for 10-15 bucks. Just read the reviews and pick one you like.

Coins won't always match up with the exact weights. There are charts outthere that give you a reference of what each coin weighs. I do not weigh all my coins, only the ones which seem off.

The purchase of a scale is up to you. If you get one great, if not, no big deal.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well.

[occnumis2021]

when in nice unc/bu condition, these are really pretty and satiny in-hand.