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Pillar of the Community
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If you do not have calipers to measure the coin, take a random nickel and lay your example over it and maybe a cent on top of your example. Which ever is larger, have it on the bottom. Take a straight on shot of each set of coins so we can see what the difference in size is.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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This was also posted on another forum and Fred Weinburg
has stated that it is genuine. Good enough for me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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New Member
 United States
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Ok this was found in everyday pocket change and loading pics now
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New Member
United States
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Moderator
 United States
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Looks rather convincing to me!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Certainly looks legitimate. An XRF test would give the composition of the metal.
What I'm not sure about is how showing your coin sitting on a cent or nickel adds credence to it being a nickel struck on a cent planchet.
The edges of the design closest to the rim are definitely missing, so it is smaller than a nickel.
Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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New Member
United States
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Someone asked for diameter and this is the best way I could give everyone an idea as I do not own no tool to measure ot
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Moderator
United States
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Looks rather convincing to me! Yep - me as well. Congratulations on the great find. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for the pics. -makecents-
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Moderator
United States
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nice additional images! |
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New Member
United States
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Ok so one more question. Would it be worth it for me to send it off to be graded and how much does that normally run to do so. Is it worth me spending the money to do so and would it increase the value enough to warrant me sending it off. Thank you everyone for all the comments and help with this. You all have been amazing. Thank you
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Worry about that after XRF testing.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Australia
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It certainly should be "worth it" in the sense that a slabbed coin clearly labelled as a wrong planchet error would be able to be sold without people questioning its legitimacy. If you put that coin on ebay as-is, with those pictures, many people would probably assume it's some kind of lathed coin and not bid; that doubt would go away if it were slabbed, and the price realised from the extra bidders would be higher. As for "worth it" in the sense of the coin being worth more in the slab than the cost of getting it slabbed, again, yes; slabbing shouldn't cost you more than $100 including postage both ways, and this seems to be a $200-plus coin. The actual value would also depend on the coin's final grade. I'm not normally in the "yes you should get it slabbed" crowd, but this coin is certainly an exception for me. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
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Most nickels struck on cent material are struck on blanks rather than planchets. So, odds are that this is a nickel struck on a cent blank. It's certainly genuine.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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