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Diameter Strange... Jefferson Vs Buffalo Vs Liberty Head

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Using the holes of a generic whitman nickel folder as a guide, I found a well worn buffalo that is slightly larger (more difficult to push into place) than both a Jefferson and a Liberty head... the liberty head seemed smaller still. .... I suppose the difference here is a fraction of a mm, but still.... how close to the same should they be?
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Liberty Head, Buffalo, and Jefferson nickels all have the same diameter while Shield nickels are slightly smaller.
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I've found some well worn nickels that are larger diameter because they've been mashed at some point.
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A worn collar can result in a coin being at most about .01 mm larger in diameter. Typically the tolerance is a few thousandths of a mm.
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