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Hi there. I was looking through some old rolls & found the nickel shown below. There is a 'crows foot' marking along the jaw line, and just happens to be, more or less, at the center of the nickel. Initially I thought the coin was a victim of the sorting/counting machines. However, after staring at it from all possible angles with magnification, I'm thinking that it could be some sort of die chip. There is a smooth transition around the marking. I've never seen this before so I'm stumped. The coin is not very eye appealing and I hope the photos show enough detail. Any comments would be very much appreciated.   |
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Hi Staircase. The 1965 nickel you have come in multiple varieties. Small, medium, large, and doubled large. Yours looks like the large version.
I alway's called them die clashes, but a filled chip would make more sense.
It sure is in a spot where a clash would not occur.
I think it is interesting.
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Thanks nick, I appreciate your comment. I suppose the marking is very common, I only thought it might be of more interest here. After searching far too many of these rolls, this was the only anomaly I could find for the 65's.
Certainly I won't stop looking for more.
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10/15/2011 03:04 am
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Look for the lathe lines on the reverse side, they are pretty rare. Only 2 people have found them.
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Thanks, I checked the reverse and all seems to be normal.
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Hi there. Just for information, I wanted to post a photograph showing the original nickel alongside another found today. These are probably very common...  |
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Looks great. Small and large. When you get enough posts I will give you the other 2, medium and doubled large.
Good luck in the hunt. You might have to remind me. BU's are best.
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I found the same signature marking on about 10% of 1966 nickels I checked. The occurrence on the '65 coins was a much lower percentage. I realize it is not a major flaw, but I was surprised to see it carry over from one mint year to the next.
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11/21/2011 8:11 pm
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I have not had the oppertunity to look at the 66,s. Yesterday I got 2 circulated rolls and found 2 parcial lathe lines, 1 large die chip, and 8 cameo to heavey cameo. The only other year I can get is 1964 in uncirculated.
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