Buffalo Nickel - Split Planchet Error Or Man Made?

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wquinn Pillar of the Community United States 2295 Posts	Posted 03/09/2012 2:18 pm Is this Buffalo nickel really an error or did someone just grind down the obverse? http://www.ebay.com/itm/VG-F-BUFFAL..._1351wt_1031 And here is another, but it looks like a possible error: http://www.ebay.com/itm/BUFFALO-NIC...t_500wt_1048 Thanks! Wes Edited by wquinn 03/09/2012 2:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff

CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 03/09/2012 3:25 pm Too fuzzy to tell on the first one, the "splot" is crazy on the second one (if that is what it really is) Report this Post to the Staff
Pinenut Valued Member United States 462 Posts	Posted 03/09/2012 6:08 pm It looks messed with. How could this be true? "the 'obverse' surface has lots of parallel striations and flaky lamination areas, as well as overall bumpiness where the metal flowed during the striking process." If the planchet was "split" before the minting process, the reverse would not be so detailed as there'd be no pressure generated by the obverse die. If it weren't for the striations, I'd say it looked like a brockage. Because of the striations, I'd say they ground it down. PMD. Note, I'm no pro at errors, this is just me thinking out load. Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 03/09/2012 7:42 pm I think the notion is that it split after it was struck. Basically a ginormous lamination peel. I have no opinion on whether it's authentic, but such things are known for Buffalo nickels. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 03/10/2012 10:42 am They look good to me and they split after striking. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 03/10/2012 11:54 pm Quote: the 'obverse' surface has lots of parallel striations and flaky lamination areas That is the natural grain of the alloy, exactly what you see with a lamination peel or in this case, a split planchet which is really just an extreme form of delamination. Report this Post to the Staff
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