1969 Jefferson Nickel Weighs 3.55g? #

[Chadpage154]

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I wad reading around the inner web and i see mentioning of an acid bath could make them lose weight. Could that be what happened here? It's definitely thinner than a normal nickel with the front and back visible. So I feel like it is a thinner planchet from the mint. What do you think?

[MintErrors]

In my opinion, this coin has environmental damage. It's either been in the ground for some time or, exposed to some sort of acid type bath. Either one will severely reduce the wieght. It will cause that classic pitting you are seeing.

Since this seems pretty straight forward, I won't get into the other possibilities since they probably don't apply to this coin.
Happy hunting.

[Chadpage154]

I read about acid baths. I thought the same thing. But then, would that shrink the coin in thickness and around the edge? The coin is definitely thinner than a regular coin. But I still see the details on the Obverse and reverse sides. And the IGWT and such look right on the edge as of on a smaller planchet. I had entertained the idea that it was ground down but idk. Acid bath is probably going to be the conclusion. Thank you for your

[MintErrors]

I would help entertain other scenarios if I was unsure.
The favorite search engine can produce a lot of different types of acid baths. Heck, ever normal every day Ketchup can do a number on a coin. Have a look at this example, weighing in at 1.5 grams. I searched for

acid bath coin

In my opinion the coin planchets are layers of thin metal rolled on top of each other. If you ever experienced sticky flower on a rolling pin, that's about a simple explanation as I can give. The acid chews at the coin on both sides at the same time severely eating away at all the high details as well as the rim area. The damage that the coin exhibits is almost flat. It would probably come back as a details grade of poor.

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