How can you tell if a nickel is missing chrome?

If it has a slightly bluish tint it is chrome-plated. Wherever the chrome has been worn off a little, it can rust. Any scratch will show black rust, and often the chrome flakes off, and then you get black bubbles. Yours are definitely chrome-plated; if they weren’t, then the whole surface would be the same colour.

Are there any rare Canadian nickels?

Top 10 rare Canadian nickels include the 1926 far 6, 1947 dot, 1951 high relief, 1953 Shoulder Fold (SF) Far Maple Leaf, the 1925 and 1965 large beads.

What’s the rarest Canadian nickel?

Top 10 Rare Canadian Nickels

• 1926 Far 6. Image courtesy of icollector.com.
• 1951 High Relief. Image courtesy of icollector.com.
• 1953 No Shoulder Fold (NSF) Near Maple Leaf. Image courtesy of icollector.com.
• 1965 Large Beads.
• 1953 Shoulder Fold (SF) Far Maple Leaf.
• 1925 5 cents.
• 1947 Dot Nickel.
• 1926 Near 6 Nickel.

When did Canada stop making nickels out of silver?

1922
Due to a rise in the price of silver, Canadian coinage was debased from sterling silver (925 fine) to 800 fine in 1920. In 1922, silver was removed entirely from the five-cent coin, replacing it with a coin of roughly the same dimensions and mass as the American nickel.

Are there any nickels that are missing chrome?

An excellent variety obviously missing the chrome layer. When you search ebay for “missing chrome” a lot of nickels come up that are just worn out junk or lustered in some areas and in others not, whereas some look like they may have only a light or weak chrome plating. Look at this and this — to me they appear to be circulated bare steel.

What kind of chrome does a nickel 5 cents have?

Looks liks a regular chrome that circulated. Put it next to a nickel 5 cents and that’s the color it should have. No blue. Also if you look at many it’ll help develop your eye, and keep in mind it can have partial chrome. Here are a couple of no chromes to compare your coins too.

Which is the most rare Canadian nickel coin?

The first is called the 1953 no shoulder fold (NSF) Near maple leaf. Mint and near mint examples of these rare coins can sell at auction for between 2 and 4 thousand dollars. The other rare variety appears below as number 5 on our list. In 1965, the mint introduced an updated obverse design that featured a more mature looking Queen.

What kind of Canadian nickel has a dot on it?

Over time however, the maple leaf on the die deteriorated to the point where it simply produced a small dot next to the date. These so-called “dot” coins are highly prized by collectors and the 1947 dot 5 cents is no exception.