1969 Copper dime with no nickel clad:shrug:

[yowow#1]

I dug this a little while ago and was going to post earlier but kept forgetting and had to go dig it out of clad finds. Unusual to me, can anyone enlightening me as to why it appears to have no nickel clad? It seems like a very detailed 1969 clad dime with no nickel coating?

 

[yowow#1]

I think it has very miniscule amount of nickel 'as shown', is this a common thing? Polished it with a little mothers polish to bring out detail, picture doesn't show quality detail of the copper.. Anybody have any thought, would be appreciated. Thanks

might be worth as much as a couple hundred bucks...

 

[John(Tx)]

I have dug many dimes like that in brackish and saltwater...HH

 

[yowow#1]

Thanks John(TX) for your answer,, i see what you are saying,,,, but this coin was dug by me in a landlocked state 600 miles inland, and with my research and findings today, it is a coin with no outer clad. The government does recognize this coin as an error coin,,, which did happen.. ( The biggest difference between a rubbish coin with no nickel [size=x-large]and[/size] a coin produced with no nickel is the detail),,This coin has incredible detail for being a 1969 dug coin... coinquest says $200.00 for a dime with one clad side missing... I guess i'll see.. i'm not interested in the money, "if any... i'll put it in my display case... just want to know for sure what it is. I am a Relic and object hunter and this type of find suits me right down to the ground.

 

[yowow#1]

I have dug many dimes like that in brackish and saltwater...HH

Have you dug them 45 years old (1969) in that condition out of brackish and saltwater?? if you have, could you post some so i can see what they look like dug out of brackish and salt water after 45 years.. Thanks, and much appreciated

 

[jimmyk]

Looks like what some of my dimes look like after I clean them with a rock tumbler.

jimmyk in Missouri

 

[GeorgeinSC]

I would take it to a coin dealer and have him take a look at the dime. He might be able to determine exactly what you have. That way you would have a professionals thoughts (right or wrong) on the item.

 

[ironsight]

If that dime indeed was erroneously minted with no nickel plating, how are you going to prove the fact?

Dug up many modern clads with absolutely no trace of nickel but in otherwise good copper condition.
Depending on the soil and its chemical composition, that nickel plate can totally disapear in a matter of a few years or less.
The soil composition could of possibly been more corrosive to nickel than copper.

Just cause its a '69 doesn't mean it was dropped back then. It could of been saved in a piggy bank when it was new then dropped a couple years ago.

I agree with GeorgeinSC, get it appraised by a professional if you think its the real deal.

 

[yowow#1]

If that dime indeed was erroneously minted with no nickel plating, how are you going to prove the fact?

Dug up many modern clads with absolutely no trace of nickel but in otherwise good copper condition.
Depending on the soil and its chemical composition, that nickel plate can totally disapear in a matter of a few years or less.
The soil composition could of possibly been more corrosive to nickel than copper.

Just cause its a '69 doesn't mean it was dropped back then. It could of been saved in a piggy bank when it was new then dropped a couple years ago.

I agree with GeorgeinSC, get it appraised by a professional if you think its the real deal.

Don't know other than a coin dealer, there has to be a way to tell though.

I two have dug what seems like sacks of pennies, this one just seems way different, i have never dug one with the nickel corroded and this much fine detail left on the copper.

 

[chuck ky]

its just hard to tell by the pictures. the front looks like the ones i find that were just lost and the back looks like some that i find that have been lost awhile. i guess only a coin expert in person can tell for sure. good luck.

 

[ironsight]

A couple thoughts
You could of put it under a high power microscope looking for any remnants of nickel.
Possibly a chemist could of performed non-destructive testing for traces of nickel oxide or other nickel compounds.
But you polished it likely destroying any evidence of nickel.

Extreme cleaning and especially polishing a potentially valuable coin will reduce sometimes drastically its numistic value.

Unless you have a coin dealer relative or friend, i myself don't trust coin dealers to evaluate and price coins.
Just for kicks, you got nothing to lose by having a coin dealer at least look at it.

 

[yowow#1]

A couple thoughts
You could of put it under a high power microscope looking for any remnants of nickel.
Possibly a chemist could of performed non-destructive testing for traces of nickel oxide or other nickel compounds.
But you polished it likely destroying any evidence of nickel.

Extreme cleaning and especially polishing a potentially valuable coin will reduce sometimes drastically its numistic value.

Unless you have a coin dealer relative or friend, i myself don't trust coin dealers to evaluate and price coins.
Just for kicks, you got nothing to lose by having a coin dealer at least look at it.

Thanks ironsight for your post, i do appreciate it. The coin may turn out to be what PEAKED my curiosity, or it might not, either way it is what it is. I hope it is a clad dime with one nickel side missing from printing, but if it isn't? oh well it's going in my junk display cabinet either way... thanks and good luck..

 

[Digdoggy]

At least you've dug a cool and possibly an error coin. Just look at the controversy and thought the guys are having fun with here.
I've kept a nickle for a few yrs I found in my change before I got into detecting. I swore I had a nice copper nickle. Then I dug one detecting a couple months back that is identicle. Seems its just discolored from the soil it sat in for 10+ years. Looked so much like copper. So at least yours is most likely a real mint error. Neat find. H H..
Dog