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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for pointing that out! The missing detail was caused by excessive die polishing. A very cool coin there, especially since it's in such good condition.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 All of the "scratches" you see on the reverse are die polishing lines, that die would have been abraded to remove clash marks. You can still see a small remnant of the clash under the E and P of EPU(the vertical raised mark). |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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wow...that turns ot to be a more interesting coin than I expected. actually nickels are my favorite coins...
this one has sme additional "cool" factor.
fun find...
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New Member
United States
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i have this same coin with the same error I just found it in pocket change today and I found this post as I was looking to see about this error
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Most chips remind me of somebody gum they spit out and stuck onto something. This one fits that theory.
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New Member
United States
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I discovered a 1966 5c nickel like yours atan old school coin/stamp shop in an old Holder that had in quotations CROCODILE ON A THE ROOF"WHICH I GATHER IS AN OLD DESIGNATION FOR THAT ERROR.
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New Member
United States
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They used to call it"CROCODILLE ON THE ROOF"
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Fun find! That's called a Die Chip, and it's a big one too! The die has also been over polished to remove Die Clashes as well.
Errers and Varietys.
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New Member
United States
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ONCE MORE THE OLD-SCHOOL DEALERS& COLLECTORS CALLED THIS 1966 5C NICKEL ERROR A.K.A."CROCODILE ON THE ROOF"  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Another case of giving it a name so sometone will buy them. Just a die chip.
Edited by coop
11/12/2018 12:56 pm
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New Member
United States
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I didn't give it the name. I prefer to honor the old schools so called "nick name" and I am just passing on a small piece of history Presumption is a failing fault to some people.
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