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Planchet errors follow the War Nicks and this one is no exception. Several small separations here an there. But I'm curious about the lumps - they do not look remotely like solder or any type of splatter. If it is gas bubbling from planchet production how can they survive the striking process? Any input welcome.      edit - typos Edited by DOCC
03/09/2025 12:45 pm
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No idea. I would say it's solder or welding spatter, but the bumps appear to be the same material as the coin surface.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'll assume they are gas bubbles formed during the strike process. Just none of the ceilings have ruptured. It is the same material as surrounding, you can even see some die flow lines in extreme close-ups.
I swing a metal detector and have a knack for finding dirty old coins. Dirt coin restoration projects - https://www.prodetecting.com/restorationsDirt coin restoration blog - https://www.prodetecting.com/blog/ccawDirt coin dig videos - https://www.youtube.com/@prodetecting |
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It kind of put me in mind of rusted dies that occurred on Morgan and Peace dollars but the raised areas on this nickel are much larger than those of the silver dollars. Not sure if rusted dies happened on the more recent coins either.... -makecents-
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I see a very worn/circulated coin, and those tiny dots are showing up on the very worn areas..telling me they
occured long after minting. They could very well be caused by clear coating overspray and/or glue overspray.
I would try a soak in pure acetone.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Interesting specimen. Measles is making a comeback...
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Quote:
Measles is making a comeback... Yeah, and for no good reason other than... [biting my tongue] 
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Tacc, it's metal. This WarNick is a metal detecting find that has seen the gamut of cleanse chems already. I'm calling it as I see it which is occluded gas bubbles. Might be worthy of an ANACS visit.
I swing a metal detector and have a knack for finding dirty old coins. Dirt coin restoration projects - https://www.prodetecting.com/restorationsDirt coin restoration blog - https://www.prodetecting.com/blog/ccawDirt coin dig videos - https://www.youtube.com/@prodetecting |
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Might be, but ignoring the possibility of some kind of overspray or splatter, the dots are appearing on very worn areas
of the surface. Wouldn't the dots also be worn? First?
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Isolated tiny laminations that hadn't popped open?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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The dot are not worn, have no hit marks when coin has clearly been circulated so I will say splatter of some sort.
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I'll post some super close ups in a bit
I swing a metal detector and have a knack for finding dirty old coins. Dirt coin restoration projects - https://www.prodetecting.com/restorationsDirt coin restoration blog - https://www.prodetecting.com/blog/ccawDirt coin dig videos - https://www.youtube.com/@prodetecting |
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DOCC, poke one of those Koplik spots with a toothpick to see what happens.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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So got them under superzoom - I literally looked at all of them. I'm even more convinced they are occluded gas bubbles. There are several that have popped so as opposed to measles, I'll call it acne. Don't know what to say WRT the wear comments. Some of the zits have flat tops indicative of wear. And knowing this is a MD find it could have experienced high heat after minting.    I swing a metal detector and have a knack for finding dirty old coins. Dirt coin restoration projects - https://www.prodetecting.com/restorationsDirt coin restoration blog - https://www.prodetecting.com/blog/ccawDirt coin dig videos - https://www.youtube.com/@prodetecting |
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Thanks for the close up pictures, I do think now that your on to something about heat. Also, I can see the wear on a couple of the dots so now it seems they are indeed part of same material. Very strange coin.
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