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SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/02/2013 4:40 pm It should be around 5g and 21.2mm. I lean myself towards some painstaking post-mint carving about the edge. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 01/02/2013 4:49 pm Interesting, and a bit 'gauche' for me! Report this Post to the Staff
shanew Pillar of the Community Australia 1041 Posts	Posted 01/02/2013 10:12 pm have weighed a normal buffalo normal buffalo weighs 5.1grams wide is 21.19mm thickness 1.78mm strange rimm buffalo weight 4.9grams wide 21.27mm thickness 1.8mm so there is a bit diferance in then its wider thicker and lighter Report this Post to the Staff
OddCoins Valued Member Canada 271 Posts	Posted 01/03/2013 09:07 am Quote: 1 if this is not a mule would it be a trail or a error coin ? 2 is this was milled or carved latter by a hobo this would make the coin lighter in weight as some metal would go in the process as this coin is heavyer and slightly larger this would make it a wrong planchet yes 3 so how could we explain the weight increase 4 so if this is heavyer and larger there must have been forgerys of this coin 1. It's not an error coin, it is an altered coin. 2. Was the 'normal' Buffalo nickel you weighed in mint condition? If it was worn, as most are, that would explain the weight difference. 3. Same as above, the weight is probably normal. 4. There are no forgeries that I know of, but a nickel was worth quite a bit back then. I don't think it's a fake, it's just altered. Your coin is not an error. It is physically impossible for that coin to be a mint error. It is a curiosity, and it is interesting. Still a nice find! Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 01/03/2013 11:15 am Weight is within mint tolerances. Diameter Mint specs calls for 21.21 mm. Yours is a little wide, not sure if it is out of spec or not. Thickness on a struck coin is meaningless as there are too many variables. Thickness only has meaning when discussing the rolled strip or punched blank. Report this Post to the Staff
OddCoins Valued Member Canada 271 Posts	Posted 01/03/2013 4:49 pm Quote: Thickness on a struck coin is meaningless as there are too many variables. Really? I didn't even know that! Conder, I figured that the weight would be within mint tolerances, but I didn't want to say so because I didn't know for sure. What are the average mint tolerances for a coin? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/03/2013 4:59 pm Tolerance for 1873-Present nickels is +/-3.0 grains(0.2 grams). The tolerance for 1866-1872 planchets was +/-2.0 grains. Report this Post to the Staff
The Silver Searcher Pillar of the Community United States 1389 Posts	Posted 01/03/2013 5:21 pm It looks like a hobo nickel that someone never finished. TSS Report this Post to the Staff
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