"railroad" Edge Coin Error On Nickel? Found In Coin Counter

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CoinCbass Pillar of the Community United States 1217 Posts	Posted 12/05/2013 07:43 am All - I have seen some posts about "railroad" coin erros. I think this might be one. The nickel is relatively beat up - I found it stuck in the bottom of a coin counter yesterday because it couldn't slide through the aperture and it was stuck and apparently getting pounded by other coins (I just put a hellacious dump of several thousand coins through, on top of whatever had run through before). Anyway - it appears to havet he rr track look on the side of the coin. The front and back both have severaly raised thin/sharp edges way more than is typical even on a BU cent. You can see the shadows on the pics of the front and the back. If this is one, please let me know. Could someone also please provide a good explanation of what one is? I have seen several different variations around the internet. Thanks for looking and thanks in advance for any help. Report this Post to the Staff

Collector-Corner Pillar of the Community 872 Posts	Posted 12/05/2013 08:04 am Coop posted something about this a while ago.... https://goccf.com/t/150245&SearchTerms=rail Report this Post to the Staff
jay4202472000 Pillar of the Community United States 853 Posts	Posted 12/05/2013 09:49 am Looks like a partial collar error to me. Nice find! Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 12/05/2013 1:09 pm The bottom part is normal diameter and the top part is a slightly larger diameter, correct? If so, you do have a partial collar error of the parallel "railroad rim" variety(as opposed to a tilted partial collar error). It would not have much value in that condition but it is still an error so nice find Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCbass Pillar of the Community United States 1217 Posts	Posted 12/05/2013 2:01 pm Thanks for the info all. Corner - yes - it is as you described. I realized its in bad shape, but still my first error of its kind. too bad its in poor shape. Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 12/05/2013 5:45 pm Caveats about the condition aside, excelelnt error find! Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCbass Pillar of the Community United States 1217 Posts	Posted 12/05/2013 7:06 pm Thanks. Been on hot streak lately. Knocking on wood Report this Post to the Staff
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"Railroad" Edge Coin Error On Nickel? Found In Coin Counter