Jefferson Nickel Obverse Error Date?

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homiegrubbs Valued Member United States 201 Posts	Posted 12/15/2007 8:59 pm Any ideas on what caused this? Found the coin while searching a change box in the break room at work. Thanks, Bill Image: NickelErrorObverseCOMP.jpg 11.63 KB Image: NickelErrorReverseCOMP.jpg 17.69 KB Report this Post to the Staff

garylcsr Pillar of the Community United States 1952 Posts	Posted 12/15/2007 11:07 pm either a very weak strike or some one put acid on the obverse. your obv pic is very gray that leads me to think acid more than strike Gary Report this Post to the Staff
homiegrubbs Valued Member United States 201 Posts	Posted 12/15/2007 11:24 pm There is a raised crease almost dead center on the obverse. Date looks to be a 1995D or 96D. QX5 Microscope is wrapped and under the tree. I'll post better pics on Christmas day. Report this Post to the Staff
bonham3 Valued Member United States 346 Posts	Posted 12/16/2007 01:51 am Looks like PM damage on the obv. but maybe a slight Grease Filled Die on the rev. "M" Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/16/2007 3:06 pm I wouldn't say weak strike as the reverse is complete. Weak strike would have left the obverse and reverse weak. I could be a brockage Coin. You can see the reverse slightly on the obverse. Looks interesting. Almost looks like a die crack through the center. So it is a coin an error specialist would have to determine. Is the reverse looking uncirculated? With the age it could have been tampered with. But closer images might help. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 12/17/2007 12:45 am That coin was struck by a capped die. It is also known as a late stage brockage. A coin that gets struck gets stuck to a die and each strike thereafter imparts details from the reverse on the obverse of coins that are subsequently struck. The first few coins are brockages and as the coin that is stuck to the die gets thinner and thinner due to the strikes, it leaves less and less details of the reverse on the obverse of the coins being struck. This coin has all the look of that type of error. On my Found In Rolls page, I have a cent in the ERRORS section that is this type of error. http://www.foundinrolls.com click on ERRORS or scroll down through the page to get there. If you are dialup, let me know and I'll give you the link to the picture. I hope this helps, Thanks, Bill Edited by foundinrolls 12/17/2007 12:46 am Report this Post to the Staff
homiegrubbs Valued Member United States 201 Posts	Posted 12/17/2007 12:40 pm Here's the same scanned image but larger. I'll post another pic once I unwrap the QX5. It does look like a capped die/late stage brockage as listed on foundinrolls. After the holidays, I'm sending it to James Wiles/CONECA for attribution and grading. Bill Image: NickelErrorObverse.jpg 101.09 KB Report this Post to the Staff
homiegrubbs Valued Member United States 201 Posts	Posted 12/25/2007 7:07 pm Here are some new pics taken today with the new QX5...Santa dropped it off early this morning :) I was able to make out the date but not the MM. It's a 1995. Appreciate any comments and do you think it's worth grading and attributing? Thanks and Merry Christmas, Bill Image: JeffersonNickelErrorOBV1.jpg 80.89 KB Image: JeffersonNickelErrorOBV2.jpg 61.86 KB Image: JeffersonNickelErrorOBV.jpg 62.04 KB Image: JeffersonNickelErrorREV1.jpg 75.1 KB Image: JeffersonNickelErrorREV2.jpg 99.63 KB Image: JeffersonNickelErrorREV3.jpg 94.99 KB Report this Post to the Staff
homiegrubbs Valued Member United States 201 Posts	Posted 12/27/2007 10:48 am T Report this Post to the Staff
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