Circulated 1971-D Jefferson Nickel With Strange Reverse.

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Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 4374 Posts	Posted 03/19/2025 4:05 pm Found CRH. When you look at this coin in-hand, it just feels wrong. The obverse is normal. The reverse looks like it's too small. The letters all touch the rim, and the rim itself is too thin. Some letters are faded and incomplete, almost like a Greaser. Mass is 5.02g, completely normal. Any ideas? Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 160786 Posts	Posted 03/19/2025 4:15 pm Interesting find. Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 57276 Posts	Posted 03/19/2025 4:19 pm I'm thinking a Weak Strike and some Die Deterioration. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 4374 Posts	Posted 03/19/2025 5:02 pm Is it possible for one side to be fully struck, and the opposite side has a weak strike? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 68283 Posts	Posted 03/19/2025 5:17 pm The reverse rim looks tapered to me. Is it? Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 47/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 4374 Posts	Posted 03/19/2025 5:54 pm I would describe the outside of the reverse rim as slightly sloped inwards, like a protorim. The thickness of the coin near the missing Unum looks a bit thinner than the remainder of the circumference. However, as noted, the nickel is not underweight, so I didn't think it could be a tapered planchet. Are you thinking previously encased or smooshed by some other means? I had assumed that some of the rim edge rounding could have been attributed to 50 years of wear in vending machines and cash registers. Edited by Brandmeister 03/19/2025 5:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker_101 Pillar of the Community United States 1368 Posts	Posted 03/19/2025 7:04 pm I had a coin with a beveled edge/rim. I found it odd, never posted it here and chalked it up to PMD of some sort. Report this Post to the Staff
Marve65 Pillar of the Community United States 5220 Posts	Posted 03/19/2025 7:24 pm Quote: Is it possible for one side to be fully struck, and the opposite side has a weak strike? I don't see how when the hammer die pressure is set and transfers through the planchet to the anvil die. Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 5999 Posts	Posted 03/19/2025 11:26 pm Hey guys /gals you know professional polishers and body men sometimes use coins to clean out the old/spent rouge out of their buffer wheels (both bench and hand buffers)...don't you ? May have spent a day or two in service and then spent (back to work in circulation) Edited by Greasy Fingers 03/20/2025 01:11 am Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 4374 Posts	Posted 03/20/2025 3:11 pm What's the verdict folks? Tosser? Report this Post to the Staff
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