1912 V Nickel - Mistrike? She Looks Like A Ghost!

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eesparra New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 11/07/2011 10:43 pm Hello I'm hoping someone could help me determine if this nickel was actually mistriked. I thought it was a ghost face at first. There is what looks like a leave in front of the lady's face which I originally thought was a carved-in indent but it is actually raised and the same height as the stars which surround the coin. Her mouth seems pretty odd looking as well for I've seen some other coins like this today in a more circulated state and the woman's features are more noticeable. Could this coin be worth any more than its face value? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you all so much. Ed BK, NY Report this Post to the Staff

LowLife Valued Member United States 368 Posts	Posted 11/07/2011 11:06 pm appears to be PMD Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 02:19 am Picture is not an optimal size but the mark is most likely a lamination peel, caused by an internal weakness in the cupronickel alloy. This is a fairly common occurrence and not considered to be an error but it does distract from eye appeal and can slightly devalue a coin. Your coin also suffers from numerous rim dings so that would lower the value even further. Without the damage, your coin would only be worth about $5 in Fine condition. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 10:25 am OR this particular coin's dies were made while she was eating something. Note how the mouth is now open and on other coins the mouth is closed. Obviously she was getting hungry during all that sitting around for possing for all the Liberty Head Coins. Usually coins like this are not really on the Mint error side for mint error collectors so wouldn't be worth a real lot. Report this Post to the Staff
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