Nickel With Smooth Face And Slightly Uneven Printed Back

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KRae New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 09/07/2015 06:04 am Let me start off by saying I know absolutely nothing about coins and I'm also not sure where to post this question, I figured this forum sounded closer to what I was looking for than the others. I found this nickel in my cash register while at work and asked my manager if I could take it home as I've heard that misprinted currency can be worth more than its face value. My nickel is absolutely smooth on the face with no bumps or ridges and the back looks like it is printed slightly unevenly- the type goes all the way to the edge on the bottom. I was wondering if this coin is uncommon, and if it is worth any money or it's just an average nickel? Any information on it is welcome. And in lame-man terms please. :) Report this Post to the Staff

durkastani Valued Member United States 452 Posts	Posted 09/07/2015 06:09 am It's not average at all. As far as value, I will defer to the experts but IMHO, this will be worth some money. Edited by durkastani 09/07/2015 06:17 am Report this Post to the Staff
Mayflower2020 Pillar of the Community United States 624 Posts	Posted 09/07/2015 06:16 am My guess is that it's worth 5 cents. It looks like the face was taken off with some sort of machine. Sometimes people use coins to make things and do crazy things to them. I've seen coins like this before. Still kind of a cool find and neat to hang on to. Just probably not worth anything. Report this Post to the Staff
durkastani Valued Member United States 452 Posts	Posted 09/07/2015 06:22 am Mayflower, the obverse may be attributed to some machine, (I'm not aware of a machine that cab do that), but what about the reverse? It's completely out of whack! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/07/2015 07:23 am to CCF. It is what we call PSD,post strike damage. It is worth five cents. The obverse was ground down and the reverse got damaged also. Coins are not printed but are minted,just so you know.I hope you stick around and enjoy our great site. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
KRae New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 09/07/2015 07:30 am Thank you for the replies, I'll admit I'm a little bummed my coin isn't as unique as I thought. Oh well! Report this Post to the Staff
cherrypickersaddict Valued Member United States 259 Posts	Posted 09/07/2015 08:00 am I believe this is half of a magicians nickel, a nickel that has a small compartment in the middle and can be pried apart Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 09/07/2015 08:31 am I agree with John. It is a badly damaged coin. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/07/2015 3:21 pm Note the rim on the reverse? (not the edge, but the area between the outside devices and the edge. That should also be showing on the obverse, but is now missing because it was removed from the coin by a mechanical means. There is an raised area on all planchets that help create this rim. Note the first example of a blank. No edge is present. When it is ran through the upset mill, then it looks like the second example called a planchet. When the coin is struck the rim is the distance between the edge of the die and the collar that makes the coin round. If the rim/upset is present on one side and not the other it was removed. Altered. PSD Report this Post to the Staff
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