Need Help With This 1930 S Buffalo Nickel With Crack

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Titan7170 Valued Member United States 129 Posts	Posted 02/23/2016 01:15 am So I found this in my nickels and trying to figure it out. There's a 3-4mm channel running from the top left to the bottom center with a crack that runs on the right side of the channel. The crack is below the rim at the top but ends at the bottom with a chunk missing, anyone seen this before? Edited by Titan7170 02/23/2016 01:18 am Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/23/2016 04:24 am Looks like a nice lamination to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Titan7170 Valued Member United States 129 Posts	Posted 02/23/2016 05:04 am Thanks John1 ok so I looked up lamination and I'm seeing its a type of error that occurs at the mint? What about that missing piece is this a result of the same lamination? Anyone know how this occurs? Report this Post to the Staff
NH collector Valued Member United States 127 Posts	Posted 02/23/2016 09:42 am Lamination is where layers of metal alloy start to peel apart. Nickel is one of the hardest metals to create a perfect alloy for rolling out sheets. In sheet form, nickel may look fine, however the planchet cutting and die stamping will sometimes show some layering of metal. Laminations can occur on type of coin, but most frequently seen on nickels. The missing piece may have been part of the upper layer, breaking off after coining. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 02/23/2016 12:28 pm The notch below the braid appears to be PMD, it is too neat and angular to be part of the delamination seen on the rest of the hair. Report this Post to the Staff
weerdsteev Pillar of the Community United States 1291 Posts	Posted 02/23/2016 12:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Titan7170 Valued Member United States 129 Posts	Posted 02/23/2016 2:03 pm hmmm thats weird the missing piece is the exact width of the lamination and so small it has less width than 2 numbers in the date! Report this Post to the Staff
LocalCoinGuy Valued Member United States 398 Posts	Posted 02/27/2016 7:40 pm The dies we're very worn, especially San Francisco..... There could of been a chunk of metal in the spot married to the die, and it left a void in the rim .... quality and control where not words widely used with Buffalos! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/28/2016 5:06 pm Cool. Thanks for sharing and the great pics. Report this Post to the Staff
Titan7170 Valued Member United States 129 Posts	Posted 03/01/2016 05:35 am Thanks LocalCoinGuy and Coinfrog! Report this Post to the Staff
Darth Morgan Pillar of the Community United States 2815 Posts	Posted 03/01/2016 08:56 am My 1921-S has a lamination issue too, although not to quite the same extent. At first I thought it was a scratch, but those who know better than I educated me on lamination errors. I was very grateful. CCF is a great place to learn. Report this Post to the Staff
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