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Hello I got this nikel in change like 5 months ago an I see that it reflects like a mirror when I look at it I justs need to comfirm it is the speacial one worth money  *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Does not look like a proof to me ... Looks like a regular 1971 business strike nickel. Also .. I would suggest posting questions about Jefferson nickels in the modern coin section. |
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You probley cant see it like I do but ive read tje differance in the business strike and proof the nickle shine more than the regular and to me it looks like a proof
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Pillar of the Community
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It is not a proof coin. Just a normal one made for circulation.
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Pillar of the Community
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[  not a special coin at all. Spend it. We see exactly what you see, but we know how to interpret it in a way that outsiders to the hobby cannot. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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 Here is what the differences are when you view a Business Strike Coin with a Proof Strike Coin:  Your coin is a normal Philadelphia mint nickel. The 'P' mint marks on the nickels didn't start until 1980. |
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I see that it reflects like a mirror when I look at it A lot of people who think they have found one of the No-S proof errors say this.. I'd like to see the mirrors these people use. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice one coop!! to the Op, sorry but just a regular coin
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Valued Member
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I see lines on the nickel that make me wonder if there is a die clash. I would love to see a more focused close up of the front and the back.
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A die clash what exackley is that
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die clash
Dies that have been damaged by striking each other without a planchet between them. Typically, this imparts part of the obverse image to the reverse die and vice versa.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The clashes affect only the fields of the coins because that area is what touches. The fields are the outside part of the die. But where the devices are located (deeper in the die) the outline of them can be transferred to the dies and then to the coins struck by the dies. They are often removed and polished to remove these clash lines. But the die suffer when they are done many times. The devices get smaller in size and shorter in height. (sometimes mid devices are removed)  |
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I just heard of this no "s" mint mark on a 71 proof set nickel and couldnt really believe it because earlier that week about...June 15 2017 I was looking through some old proof sets at a pawn shop (of all places) for one of the first times ever and when I came home I ran into the new news, to me at least about the no mint mark spiel. Still in disbelief and thinking I saw one at the pawn shop earlier that week I went back and asked to see the box of crappy proofs all Dusty and ripped again. As soon as I saw the 71 I grabbed it for 6 bucks and two other 68's for 3 bucks and stuck it in-between just in case they heard of it or some other loud mouth in the store. And sure enough when I got home I grabbed my jewelers loop after dusting it off and lucky me sat a no s mint mark on a proof set from 71 along with 5 other coins, only one out of the blue sealed 6 coined uncirculated plastic actually had a mint mark and that was one of the two Penny's. I'm still skeptical as I sit here about to go to bed. It came with a red sealed plastic bag also and that has all of the mint marks and a chip all from denver, so I dunno weather to send it in to eastern numismatics here in Florida or maybe ebay. I'm gonna check ebay out then head to sleep, any info on where to send it go ahead and hit me up. Thanks Rusty |
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@Rusty Hartman
What you have is a 1971 U.S. Mint Uncirculated set, not a proof set. The blue stripes mean it is from the Philly mint and there should also be an S-mint cent in there.
The red stripe sealed set is from the Denver mint (D mintmark).
A proof set from this year would be in a hard plastic display case.
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