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Hello! I found this 1969-S Jefferson nickel. To me it kinda of looked "smushed" to the edge. Any thoughts, or just extreme wear. Thanks for the help! I also got my first Canadian cent in circulation! A 1965! I live in Oklahoma so I almost never see them! *** Edited by Staff to clarify topic title. Titles are important! *** |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You got it - extreme wear. You'll see a few of these worn coins when you CRH a box. The devices get damaged/flattened and blend into the rim. Fairly common.
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Moderator
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Dryer damage.
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Pillar of the Community
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 Makes sense. |
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United States
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Thanks for the help!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I have pulled coins from a dryer before and they didn't look like this. But this coin has definitely seen a hard life.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I also got my first Canadian cent in circulation! A 1965! I live in Oklahoma so I almost never see them! I know what you mean. I used to get them in change all the time but not for years now. At several banks they told me they will not even accept them. Stores too told me the same thing. And now I've got this Canadian Cent Album waiting to get filled. AS to your nickel, just worn out. |
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Keep looking, keep asking, and you will keep learning. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like it spent some time in the slot machines in Vegas.
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Bedrock of the Community
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 !! That nickel has seen some hard wear and approaching 50 years in circulation... not bad. |
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Growing up in Vermont and Upstate New York, I remember a time when Canadian coins were accepted at normal face value in any store.
This one has the thickened rim which indicates possibly a bit of dryer time, but it got rescued early. How does it compare in diameter to a "normal" Nickel? A slot machine survivor will immediately start losing diameter via wear without the rim compression; slots are very hard on the rim of a coin.
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I was thinking moderate dryer time. Otherwise, it looks a little Vegas-y. :-)
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Posted 08/30/2015 12:32 am
