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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I have to agree; the possibility of smuggling out by a mint employee cannot be dismissed.
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Valued Member
United States
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You won't find that one roll hunting. Probably found in a bin by a secondary coin roller like Brinks.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I'm a little skeptical of it's authenticity .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sound the alarm! She's jammed up again. Technician "This ones coming home with me"
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quite possible--mint workers clear a striking stoppage. In picking up 'the pieces', a few interesting items make it into a worker's lunch pail and out the door it goes. Or some other story. Kinda fun.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like the mint worker fell asleep, then took it home so keep his job...lol
Wish it showed a side view of that slab
Edited by Kloccwork419
04/21/2020 09:02 am
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Moderator
 United States
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It had some help. In its creation and its escape.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks amazing however it got out. Certainly a one of a kind piece.
-CH27
Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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Pillar of the Community
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In response to a question on the original NGC Instagram post I wrote this:
in all reality this can happen quite easily. When considering the tonnage applied during striking, CPM (coins per minute produced) and lower die clearance during the period this coin was produced. If a die cap shifted off center there was a higher probability of it becoming a bonded pair. Once a bonded pair the chance of ejecting becomes slimmer. As more coins were fed into the chamber more coins would bond. The more pieces to the bond, the higher change the next piece bonds as well. The reason that the jumbled mess that this is still retains lettering in certain areas is the anvil die is still unobstructed and active so uniface strikes are still being produced. Anyway, just a bit of info on this cool coin(s?).
In the late 90's early 2k's it is known that die clearances were lower which produced some insane clashes, die caps and other oddities.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It dropped into the bag. They are not using the pallets of coins yet at that point.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow...Would love to find something like this...even though I know I never will.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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So would the face value be 55 cents....  ...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Greasy Fingers said... Quote:
So would the face value be 55 cents....... I only see the obverse of one nickel. I'm thinking it's a 2 ½ ¢ piece at best. The extra metal is there just so you don't lose it. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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04/23/2020 1:31 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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How does an error like this escape the mint without being found? Apparently someone found it, it made its way to NGC. Quote:
So would the face value be 55 cents I'm thinking more like 70 to 75 cents. Average weight for a nickel is 5 grams. 73.5 grams divided by 5 is 14.7 coins. So 14 coins if they are on the heavy side, 15 if they are on the lighter side. So 70 to 75 cents. |
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