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I found a nickle at work and noticed it has the image on the back going both vertical and horizontal and also the image on the other side is offset quite a bit and also vertical and horizontal... can anyone tell me anything about it, as in if it's worth anything or any other information on it? Also got to looking at it closer and it looks like the horizontal image is actually the mint of a penny!   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like someone put it in a vice between a dime and a penny and applied pressure until it imprinted the images on your nickel .
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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that is a penny over a nickel , nice find ,thank for sharing  |
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Canada
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  it looks like someone had to much time on their hands |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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ya the one cent is mirror image , sorry looks like vise job,good for having fun with the kids
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to the forum. It looks like a nickel and cent were pressed together. It's considered damage because it happened after the coins were struck at the mint. Better luck on the next one. |
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United States
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Am I seeing it wrong or isn't that a dime on the obverse and penny on the reverse? And by the way a cool coin to find .
Edited by Potbellypub
04/10/2017 10:57 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Maybe PBP. It kind of makes Jefferson look like Martha Washington. It could have been three coins pressed together. Either way though, it's damage.  |
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Rest in Peace
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Guess that's what's called a "Penny Pincher"  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This is a great example for what to look for on an altered coin.
1. The reverse/mirrored devices a sure sign it was transferred off another coin and not from a die.
2. Note how the coin is bent/altered in shape. If it were a mint error, it would not look that way.
3. Note the crisp edge of the rim on the coin. On a coin that was double struck you don't see that edge so deep into the coin.
4. Two different denominations present. When a coin run happens they usually only contain the same denomination. (sometimes a coin/planchet get added/remaining to the bin but that is rare. usually if this happens it was stuck into the bin and when added to the planchets filled the bin, it may have dislodged the planchet/coin)
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04/11/2017 1:44 pm
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