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Can anyone tell me what is going on with this nickel. It has no detail in the lettering or Jefferson's portrait and what looks like a huge die crack through the center. The reverse is normal. I don't think it's PMD. What is your opinion? Thanks in advance. It looks like it could be a 1998P. MM2  Edited by mountainman 2
10/14/2012 11:45 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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This nickel was struck through a late-stage die cap affixed to a split die.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Pretty impressive error coin. Did you get it roll searching?
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Do you have a pic of the reverse?
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Thank you Mikediamond. I don't know much about the terminology. Could you explain a little more? How common is this error?
Thanks Wquinn, found out of a MWR. Drsandman2, the reverse is normal.
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10/15/2012 07:04 am
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A die cap is what forms when a coin sticks to a die and then strikes a succession of planchets. The cap expands outward and upward, forming a wall that curls up toward the neck of the hammer (in this case, obverse) die. The bottom of the cap gets progressively thinner, allowing more and more of the design to bleed through.
A split die is an overgrown die crack that extends deep into the die neck, allowing the sides of the crack to spread apart.
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Thank you Mikediamond for explaining it further. How common is this error?
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Not common at all.
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what about that picture of the reverse?
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How did you acquire this coin? CRH or in your change or at a show? Nice  . |
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Chzman, here's pics of both front and back. Back is a normal strike but has some nicks. Mds308, it was found while searching through a box of nickels. It was the only keeper in the box.   Edited by mountainman 2
11/02/2012 6:57 pm
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really nice error coin, congrats!  |
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