Silver & Copper 5p coin

[AnnieAx 0]

Hi all

I am not a collector by any means but was curious to come across a 5p piece dated 2010 while counting out a tin of spare change of mums which was both silver & copper in colour. The queens head is silver and the front side is of a copper colour..

Can any of you avid fans and collectors of coins tell us is this anything special.. is it a flawed coin?

Many thanks for time

Annie

[VickySilver 830]

Ah yes, silver-coloured not silver as these are plated bits - a wash of copper or so on the steel for later dated copper coins...

[AnnieAx 0]

Ah yes, silver-coloured not silver as these are plated bits - a wash of copper or so on the steel for later dated copper coins...

So is this just a normal coin then? Yes, not silver, but silver colour ..

[Nick 329]

Ah yes, silver-coloured not silver as these are plated bits - a wash of copper or so on the steel for later dated copper coins...

So is this just a normal coin then? Yes, not silver, but silver colour ..

A 5p dated 2010 is made from cupro-nickel, which can tarnish to a coppery colour, although it is normally streaky. A picture would probably help if you can get one...

[AnnieAx 0]

Ah yes, silver-coloured not silver as these are plated bits - a wash of copper or so on the steel for later dated copper coins...

So is this just a normal coin then? Yes, not silver, but silver colour ..

A 5p dated 2010 is made from cupro-nickel, which can tarnish to a coppery colour, although it is normally streaky. A picture would probably help if you can get one...

Ok taken a couple of pics.. hope they are clear enough :)I can see now on the picture how uneven the tarnish is..

[AnnieAx 0]

the backside of coin

[Nick 329]

Ah yes, silver-coloured not silver as these are plated bits - a wash of copper or so on the steel for later dated copper coins...

So is this just a normal coin then? Yes, not silver, but silver colour ..

A 5p dated 2010 is made from cupro-nickel, which can tarnish to a coppery colour, although it is normally streaky. A picture would probably help if you can get one...

Ok taken a couple of pics.. hope they are clear enough :)I can see now on the picture how uneven the tarnish is..

That doesn't look like normal toning. It looks as if somebody has attempted to plate it with another metal/substance.

[declanwmagee 122]

Better pictures than most enquirers manage though - well done!

[AnnieAx 0]

Thank you My dad told me via skype how to use macro on my camera.. there has been no stopping me since haha

So.. this is nothing special then?

[Gary D 76]

Thank you My dad told me via skype how to use macro on my camera.. there has been no stopping me since haha

So.. this is nothing special then?

I think unusual rather than special

[AnnieAx 0]

Thank you My dad told me via skype how to use macro on my camera.. there has been no stopping me since haha

So.. this is nothing special then?

I think unusual rather than special

Thank you.. I shall hang on to it and put away somewhere where I will forget about it