Thanks for your help. Not a bad find i think, what a screw up, to have so many different varieties.

I have a 1953 nickel and everything seems the same as an other 1953 nickel but the date. The 5 is different, i drew a little picture on my paint program to give an example. http://www.coinsandcanada.com/forum/class/test/Untitled_3.jpeg left side is a poor drawing of the unusual 5 and on the right is...

I was going through some old change when a nickel caught my eye, it was a 1947 nickel with a maple leaf in the corner, which i have seen before. But this coin is rough looking, like its frosted, or a weird kind of corrosion i have never seen before, on a nickel. Any thoughts? Did the mint produce a ...