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PMD. John1  |
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It is either a smash job(stacked coins hammered together) or it is the remains of glue from dimes stuck to the nickel, PMD either way. Based on the first photo, I am inclined to think it is glue. |
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Bio is all over this one...nickel is really hard to indent, I was thinking the same thing...glue.
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Give it an acetone tone bath & watch your error disappear. I'd leave it alone, just as an educational piece.
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You should be able to feel the relief of the glue on it
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I agree, and it should feel noticeably different; like plastic instead of metal.
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No one said it was an error. It's an interesting find. I assure you an acetone bath won't cause it to disappear.
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If I had to guess, I'd say someone glued the coins together and put it in some kind of press. I doubt its a 'classic hammer job' as nickel is too hard to create this nice/deep of impression. Based off the responses, I'd say the picture isn't doing it justice.
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I assure you an acetone bath won't cause it to disappear. That depends on what kind of glue was used. |
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jbuck, That portion of my email was in reference to someone saying that the "error" would disappear with acetone. The impression on the nickel is not a glue impression. The dime impression is an impression into the metal. It won't wash off.
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Could we see a side veiw of it that might show the relief of the impression?
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The dime impression is an impression into the metal. It won't wash off. We do not know that for certain. I still think it is glue, as do most of us; especially when I look at the area of the nickel to the right of Monticello (left side of the photo). But you are correct, if this is an impression into metal, it will not wash off. |
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I've seen something similar when cleaning the cup holder in my car after a soda spill that sat for way too long. When you pull the coins apart, it leaves an impression on the coin that was stuck to it in what used to be soda. You can tell by the backwards lettering. This could be a case of a few coins in a cup holder stuck together for a while.
I don't know, just my thoughts.
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I posted it on the CRHing forum because people here generally seem to enjoy looking at interesting coins. No problem with that. It is going to be interesting to someone. Sure, some people will have a "been there, done that" opinion, but there are always new collectors wanting to learn and experienced collectors who still find most things interesting. |
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Rough day yesterday. For those of you that had the misfortune of reading my cry baby post (deleted), please forgive me. I've got my big boy pants on again.
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