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On 8/27/2022 at 8:32 PM, Sandon said:

   This well circulated 1934 "Buffalo" nickel has corrosion or "environmental damage", especially on the reverse.  U.S. nickels are composed of an alloy of 75% copper, 25% nickel.  Copper is a very chemically active metal and is readily subject to discoloration and corrosion. Such coins are considered impaired and have less value than unimpaired examples.  

   As a new collector you might benefit from some of the resources identified in the following article I posted on this forum: 

 

ok thank you. i'm learning lol!

Can someone explain why this Buffalo coin is brown colored? Out of all of the Buffalo coins I’ve come across, I have never seen one like this. 

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I think I may have found a 1996 close AM penny on the reverse. Any thoughts on this? Thanks!

This is some good information. Thank you! I didn’t realize that there were that many of these coins made. Wow!

I will post a better picture of it. Thank you for your feedback.

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What would this coin grade at? Looks like there is some doubling, but I’m not sure. Also looks the “L” in Liberty has an error on the obverse as well. The C and the A are touching on the reverse as well.  Newbie here, any advice would be greatly appreciated.