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New Member
United States
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Hi All, First time here. Here's a '66 nickel with a "tree" growing behind the right roof on the reverse. What is this error type called? Thanks for looking.  
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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looks like it could be a broken/gouged/chipped die. I am NOT an expert though. One of those should pipe in soon. Good luck.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes, a die chip. I think I've seen this nick-named the alligator on the roof variety, but I'm not completely sure, (its not sounding correct at the moment!)
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New Member
 United States
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OP here. I just noticed the design is also missing detail on both sides of the dome.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1699 Posts |
Thanks for pointing that out! The missing detail was caused by excessive die polishing. A very cool coin there, especially since it's in such good condition.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 All of the "scratches" you see on the reverse are die polishing lines, that die would have been abraded to remove clash marks. You can still see a small remnant of the clash under the E and P of EPU(the vertical raised mark). |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1944 Posts |
wow...that turns ot to be a more interesting coin than I expected. actually nickels are my favorite coins...
this one has sme additional "cool" factor.
fun find...
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New Member
United States
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i have this same coin with the same error I just found it in pocket change today and I found this post as I was looking to see about this error
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Most chips remind me of somebody gum they spit out and stuck onto something. This one fits that theory.
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Valued Member
Dominican Republic
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New Member
United States
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New Member
United States
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I discovered a 1966 5c nickel like yours atan old school coin/stamp shop in an old Holder that had in quotations CROCODILE ON A THE ROOF"WHICH I GATHER IS AN OLD DESIGNATION FOR THAT ERROR.
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New Member
United States
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They used to call it"CROCODILLE ON THE ROOF"
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Fun find! That's called a Die Chip, and it's a big one too! The die has also been over polished to remove Die Clashes as well.
Errers and Varietys.
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Posted 07/14/2014 1:18 pm
