Posted 03/22/2015 4:21 pm
This is a partial collar error. Its caused by the planchet not settling completely in the collar when the coin is being struck. There is also a minor misaligned die error on the obverse, which is not unusual to see on a coin that has a partial collar.
These are usually worth about $5 - $10 in the condition yours is in. They seem to be more common in Jefferson nickels than any other denomination, likely due to the fact that the planchets of nickels are harder than other coins and therefore more likely to cause mechanical errors in the striking process.
Nice find!
These are usually worth about $5 - $10 in the condition yours is in. They seem to be more common in Jefferson nickels than any other denomination, likely due to the fact that the planchets of nickels are harder than other coins and therefore more likely to cause mechanical errors in the striking process.
Nice find!
