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    1994 P nickel with very high pitch long ring

    Anyone know why this nickel would sound so different from a regular nickel. It weighs 5.96 grams and is not attracted to a magnet. It looks like a regular strike. It is kind of beat up too.
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    Sometimes, the very fact that the coin is dinged up would result in a different sound when dropped.
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    I get that from some quarters I find as well. They nearly mimic perfectly the sound of a silver quarter when dropped.
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    Oohhhh ok. Well that makes sense. Thank you guys!

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    A lamination problem internally can also change the sound. I use it to identify microscopic problems in wood for soundboards and instrument parts when woodworking.
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    Wow!! That is cool!

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    You report a weight that is almost 1 gram heavier than normal. A typo, perhaps?

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    Yes, it was supposed to be 4.96. Sorry about that. I don't know how I managed to do that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sheila ruley View Post
    Yes, it was supposed to be 4.96. Sorry about that. I don't know how I managed to do that.
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    LOL!!!!!!!

 

 

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