1964-D Jefferson Nickel Struck On Cent Planchet (Error Coin)?

Very nice find. As stated, don't hold coins with your bare fingers by the surfaces. you add oils and acids from the skin that will etch the coin with your finger prints and reduce value.



Hmm, a postal scale that ADDS weight? who would have figured?

IS it really copper color. Take an image of the 1964 cent to see the color. To me it doesn't look right.

If Mike Diamond says it's legit thats good enough for me. Congratulations on a superb find.

Coop, Mikes initial reply stated this is 'clearly an off metal error.'

Thank you to all who commented. I appreciate your wisdom and your advice. I intend to get a better scale and be more careful when handling the coin. Hopefully, we'll find that this coin turns out to be a blessing for my friend.

This it is a coin replica. Just look at the letters. I will not spend the time with to calculate the probability of the metal, just a replica.

He did though? He made two comments. First it 'it is clearly an off metal error'. Second, 'If this proves to be a nickel struck on a cent blank'. He was said he is unsure of it being either struck on a cent blank or an orphan off-metal error, but he said it's clearly an off-metal error.

I agree with Mike, this is clearly on off-metal error.




What? No.

The letters are a good clue to this being genuine. The planchet being thin and underweight for the nickel dies leads to the letters not being fully struck up, they're thin and wiry. That isn't something you can just replicate.

Your chime on folks. Mike say one thing and me another complete different. Him is right on of metal, me I see those long of the day.