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1953 Nickel

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 Posted 04/23/2014  2:35 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Kafka to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi. Can anybody explain what's going on near the 5 and in front of the beaver's face? Looks like some die cracks. Anything else? Thanks.



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 Posted 04/23/2014  3:02 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add wert to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Kafka...Is my software showing the truth, is the spot worn away and the chrome is missing..?



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 Posted 04/23/2014  3:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Kafka to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yes wert.
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 Posted 04/23/2014  3:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DBM to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Rust forming beneath the plating.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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 Posted 04/23/2014  3:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Kafka to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
So...does this trump the die cracks? Does this invalidate the coin and reduce it to a nickel? Thanks DBM.
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 Posted 04/23/2014  5:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Alexer to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Moisture or something has migrated under the chrome plating. Not die cracks IMO.
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 Posted 04/24/2014  6:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pennysaver to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
You can get spectacular effects in the 1944-45 nickels as well, where the same effect is there but to a much greater degree. It almost looks like a spiderweb running all over the coin. The plated nickels were prone to this damage if exposed to inclement conditions. Kind of cool, really.
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 Posted 04/25/2014  12:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Kafka to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
You're right pennysaver. It looks like a web or veins. So, am I right to assume there is no value beyond face? Thanks.
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 Posted 04/25/2014  10:39 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pennysaver to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Maybe not a lot, but it looks in your photo that it's around "Cents" and "Canada" as well, so it has some desirability. I'd keep it because it has a neat look to it.
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 Posted 04/27/2014  10:57 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Kafka to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks pennysaver. I'll definitely keep it.
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