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 to the CCF I agree with nick10 assessment as #4 on his list. It's simply a damaged coin. |
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Agree with all above. Might be fun to keep as a cool curiosity.
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Pillar of the Community
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to the CCF At first look, I would agree with sanding. But how would you sand off the inside and leave the rim? And the obverse is effected around the rim like the whole reverse. How ever it was done, they put a lot of time into it. |
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You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
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People had a lot of free time during the pandemic and bought a lot of toys with all the free money that was passed out. I'm guessing someone bought a small home lathe and honed their machining skills on everything they could fit in the chuck, including this nickel.
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Looks to me like a Dryer Coin or something, though not worth more than face, I usually keep these for fun |
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Just think to yourself. When a coin is struck there is a hammer die, coming down upon an anvil die locked in and under extreme pressure. The odds of either one of these dies having a blank side is nearly impossible. A mint worker would have to slip in a blank (where did they aquire the blank?). And set it in the press unnoticed. Very unlikely. And then get through QC. Not so much of that these days yet very unlikely as well.
Coins are not struck with a blank anvil or hammer die. As far as I know. I could be wrong. If so, someone please post one.
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At first glance I thought it was more than likely PSD, but .... hmmm, some of those lines go right up to the rim without seeming to touch the rim. After enlarging the image, some don't seem to be thin enough to be from sanding either. Does anyone have any thoughts on what's going on with the obverse? (Especially near the rim.) There is no motto. And here's an image pointing out what I'm questioning on the reverse.  Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
Edited by Petespockets55
04/11/2023 08:18 am
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Hmmm .... Am I the only that thinks the obverse might be Struck Through Grease? Maybe if the Op comes back they can get some clearer images of the obv. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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No PETER, I see this kind more and more. First appear in CA, then NM and now in IN. Same characteristics, first just the near rim round, and now also full side.
Some how, some where someone play with two cancel Dies who Denver Mint sold in sets (coin and Die).
Sad to see this.
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Wouldn't roller lined be parallel?
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Yes will be Down, and not so big (large) I will take a photo of those Dies.
Edited by silviosi
04/12/2023 11:15 pm
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I highly doubt that they are roller lines or even Feeder Finger Damage either. they are scratches from the abuse that was applied to this coin. |
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There's no doubt in my mind some of this is PSD. Fake or altered nickel dies seem like a lot of effort (if any of the nickel dies were made available by the US mint). I did find this about the mint selling dies and NGC encapsulating them. https://www.ngccoin.com/news/articl...celled-dies/Quote:
Wouldn't roller lined be parallel? That's my understanding but do believe other lines can show up from the production line. The way the lines disappear at the rim seems "off" for PSD. Maybe the quality of the images makes it look like some of the lines "disappear" under the rim instead of going up onto the rim. Anyways, people do get creative in destroying coins so most likely it is the cause. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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Assuming for the moment that this is a genuine error, there are at least possibilities: (1) struck through "grease" on the obverse and an in-collar uniface strike on the reverse; (2) a low-pressure, in-collar uniface strike. The squared-off "rim" on the reverse face is incompatible with both scenarios. The lack of weakness in the interior of the obverse design, the relatively strong obverse design rim argue against scenario 2. The fact that the interior of the reverse face is flat as a pane of glass argues against both scenarios. The scratches on the reverse are likewise consistent with a coin that was altered outside the Mint. So, the totality of the evidence indicates that this coin was monkeyed with outside the Mint.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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