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italianstallion New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 08/26/2007 4:44 pm Hello. I found this misprinted nickel in my pocket and wanted to know if it's worth any more than 5 cents! Its a 1999 P and on the right side of the heads side, it appears as if it was minted deeper than the other side, and the coin is thicker on that side. Hopefully my pictures explain it all. Thanks Image: PICT2258.jpg 34.3 KB Image: PICT2257.jpg 64.93 KB Edited by italianstallion 08/26/2007 4:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff

bitters Valued Member United States 62 Posts	Posted 08/26/2007 5:24 pm It's caused by slightly misaligned dies. Instead of the die faces being even with each other, they're at a slight angle. Does the look of the coin make sense now, with this in mind? Also note how you basically have no rim on the one side, and an extra high one on the other...they call that high side "finning" of the rim, I guess because it looks like a tail fin on the old cars. As for value, I don't think it's extreme enough of an "error" for any premium, but I'd hang on to it as a curiosity since it only cost 5c. Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 08/28/2007 2:40 pm 1) It is not misprinted, that is for paper, as in currency. 2) A coin may be mis-struck, never misprinted. 3) Yup, looks good, a nice high rim. It is a keeper. Report this Post to the Staff
Gary Burke Rest in Peace United States 3730 Posts	Posted 08/28/2007 2:48 pm A neat error collectible! Report this Post to the Staff
Rigoletto Valued Member United States 287 Posts	Posted 08/28/2007 4:24 pm Very nice :) Report this Post to the Staff
Spider5689 Pillar of the Community United States 2269 Posts	Posted 08/28/2007 5:22 pm Thats a great looking error. I would definately hang on to that one. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19931 Posts	Posted 08/28/2007 7:55 pm Cool coin! Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 08/29/2007 09:43 am Very common among Roosevelt dimes so I thought. I had so many I started to put them back into circulation. I go to coin shows all the time but seldom check out error coin tables. Some time ago I looked and there was those stupid coins with the enlarged rims selling for $1 to $10 each. Yes, I'd save that one if I were you. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/29/2007 12:40 pm Could be a MAD (MisAligned Die) if the reverse strike is Centered. But if both obverse and reverse are shifted the same, it could be a slightly off Center coin. Looks interesting though. Report this Post to the Staff
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