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Hi I'm new and I have a nickel, 1964 Jefferson, that has a cross cut into it. the actual cross is there, but the back isn't, if you know what I mean. it doesn't have a cross cut OUT of it, it has a cross cut INTO it, if that makes sense...
anyway, I'm trying to find history on it because I think they were only cut like that in 1964, and it was to celebrate something. I cant find any websites that say anything on these nickels. they are no where to be found. I dont know what they are called and dont know what to even google. if anyone knows anything, or a site, please let me know!
Id love to know why they cut them like these, please help!
Emily
Edited by boyleee11
01/05/2012 02:03 am
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Moderator
 United States
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can you post a picture? that would help. Just guessing, but sounds similar to a hobo nickel technique  Edited by Fuzzy317
01/04/2012 07:11 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Interesting....I have a penny that has had the same thing done to it. The only difference is the cross goes clean through the coin and creates a nice window of sorts.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sounds like post mint damage with the cross either punched into the coin or engraved into it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 You are not going to find much information because that is not something done by the US Mint so it is essentially damage. It would have been something done by a private individual, possibly to commemorate the Confirmation of a young Catholic or something similar. I have never seen it on a nickel but I have seen several cents with a Cross cut-out. |
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 United States
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i added a pic to it. I swear I saw a website awhile back, and it was saying that the us actually printted these this way for a specific reason and only on this year...but I dont know.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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yeah they do this to wear as a necklace. One of our members makes Mercury dimes like this. They use a jewlers saw and sut the design out, that is what it looks like was done to your nickel Edit: I see the link above shows the member I was referring to |
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New Member
United States
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Boyleee, I know who made the nickel with the cross in it. It is one of a kind :) I hope you get this and I regret not finding this message sooner. It has significant sentamental value to me.
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New Member
United States
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I have a nickel with a cross in it too
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New Member
United States
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But the year on mine is 1996
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Pillar of the Community
Korea, Republic Of
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......Which means that you have a 1996 Jefferson five-cent piece, also called a nickel, with Post-Mint Damage, or PMD for short. |
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