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sjh241 Valued Member United States 386 Posts	Posted 08/27/2014 12:12 pm Picked this up in a bargain bin. Can anyone explain what happened to this 5 cent piece? Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff

bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 08/27/2014 4:17 pm Interesting. Was this coin in a fire? Lets see what the other CCF members think. Report this Post to the Staff
YoshiRules Pillar of the Community United States 602 Posts	Posted 08/27/2014 4:46 pm no fire, the coin would have been melted/blackened. i think pressure of some kind was involved, pressure on the coin. maybe something heavy rested on it. THAT, OR maybe the coin experienced water/freezing of some kind and cracked. Report this Post to the Staff
Waxemm Valued Member United States 450 Posts	Posted 08/27/2014 4:55 pm I have no clue, but it is cool looking. Report this Post to the Staff
sjh241 Valued Member United States 386 Posts	Posted 08/27/2014 8:12 pm So far the opinion is PMD? I also have never seen this type of damage on a nickel, at least to this extent. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 08/28/2014 12:04 pm I have seen coins like that come out of the acidic environment of a sewer. I'm not sure why they get "etched" like that with all the "cracks". Report this Post to the Staff
sjh241 Valued Member United States 386 Posts	Posted 08/28/2014 11:17 pm Thanks Conder. I ran that coin past a couple of collectors and dealers. Majority were in agreement for PMD, but couldn't figure out the cause. I'll discuss your thought with them. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 08/29/2014 08:37 am Even if the etching is from a sewer, it would still be PMD with the damage coming from an environmental source. Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4416 Posts	Posted 08/29/2014 11:08 am I have a similar nickel, a Buffalo, that I jokingly labeled the "earthquake" variety. I once showed it to an error specialist who suggested that it might have been subjected to glue. I never got around to giving it a soaking to see if he was correct. Now, I expect that it's buried in a box here, somewhere. Report this Post to the Staff
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