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Pillar of the Community
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Not sure on the dullness. The coin has definitely circulated, so it could just be lack of lustre due to circulation. I've seen many similar nickels from 1982-1996 over time, and never made much of it (nor did I really care, cause I only wanted the pre-82s!) Hard to tell from the pictures as well. Maybe post a full one of the coin? Might make it a bit easier for the experts to tell if it missed the plating process.
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Pillar of the Community
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here's a couple full views..thanks   |
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You can really see roller marks on the PL 1968 and 1969 nickel dollars... check out the reverse of this coin: http://caimages.collectors.com/coin..._Almonte.jpgI don't ever recall seeing roller marks on a Canadian 5-cent of Cu-Ni composition... Try lightly wiping your coin with an acetone-soaked Q-tip (it is already circulated, and you are not going to hurt it), if they are roller marks, they'll still be there... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Here's the cleaned up version. I didnt have any acetone handy so I used brake parts cleaner then baking soda mixed with dishsoap, much cleaner but still the lines remain.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 I would have waited until I bought acetone. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Well it didn't hurt it any, the stuff is good for cleaning lots of things. It only goes after dirt and will not hurt metal or rubber, thanks. And look how clean it is I wouldn't do that to a coin normally though.
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Canada
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Baking soda? Yikes!
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
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SPP-Ottawa so what do think these lines are?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Could be a lot of things. Would need to see it in hand to voice an opinion. Interesting tho. Thanks for sharing.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Looks very simular to a some pennies I have, woody's.
Nickelsguy if I was to send it to you with return envelope and postage would you be so kind as to look it over for me.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Given the eroded look, I think the coin was buried or otherwise subjected to a chemical reaction which brought out the grain in the metal
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Canada
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The fact that this phenomena goes right through the fields and devices, and are perfectly parallel, sure looks like rolling marks to me. It might not be marks on the roller per se, but could be poorly annealed metal when the strips are being rolled...
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Pillar of the Community
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Considering I do have the nickel in hand and have been looking at it for over a day I say its mint damage, be it roller marks or whatever I dont believe it to be PMD at all. And the weight is bang on @ 4.60. Question is are roller marks an error?  |
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These "rolling marks" appear from time to time on different denominations . Here is an example of a dime that has these same marks . Notice that the unstruck portion shows them , so they are definitely there before strike . Hope you can make them out from the picture . P:s: - this one also demonstrates that the obverse isn't always the lower die .  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice dime Errorone2012, I can see the lines. But I just read yesterday that the obverse is always the anvil and always has a longer shaft that can not be used as a hammer die unless experimentally machined to do so.
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