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Valued Member
United States
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I've had this nickel in my collection for at least 15-20 years. I found it in circulation in the DC area. I originally noticed it because I had no slot for it in my Whitman album. Went to the local Coin Shop, they looked it up in their Red Book and confirmed no 68 P nickels were produced. Nickelsearcher had originally requested info on any 68 to 70 no MM nickels back in October 2009. It looks to me like someone got busy with a dremel bit the more I look at it, but any comments would be welcome. PS - I don't own a dremel tool or a grinder, and did not make this error.    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like somebody hammered it out with some sort of small tool or the head of a nail or something.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sure is a curiosity, I can see why you've held on to it. Does look dremeled though.
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Moderator
 United States
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Quote:
captainfwiffo
Looks like somebody hammered it out with some sort of small tool or the head of a nail or something.  see the indentation on the reverse above the Memorial. Edited by Fuzzy317
01/25/2012 10:34 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
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They might have used a tool to used counter sink nails ? But why ?  Some kind of statement or prank because the Mint didn't produce "P" Mint marked nickels that year ? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Maybe they had a folder that had been printed several years earlier but had slots for future issues. Then there was no 1968-P but they still wanted to fill the hole.
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Valued Member
United States
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Fuzzy317,  It just dawned on me why you're interested in a 1968 nickel. Awesome birth year set  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you look closely, you can see the D is smashed/damaged in some way.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Real 1968, 69 and 70 nickel with no mintmark DO exist though. They are the result of die polishing and die fill just like the 1922 no D cents. Problem is no one ever pays any attention to them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Probably had one slip through my fingers...never looked for them.
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm quite learning still but I agree that many people miss the true Finds out there, because they are too busy looking for something else. Chuck tells of small changes to the LMC for some years and I bet there are some coins out there that have unfound varieties that are just waiting to be plucked. It's just that people don't know what they are looking for OR a true specimen hasn't been discovered yet Edited by Coppertop
01/26/2012 2:59 pm
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