1944 S Nickel Counterfeit/Fake Or Major Error

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LarsCT New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 05:31 am I inherrited this nickel. The edges are very odd. It is as if they were not rolled or pressed. I have taken some side views. I am not a collector, but have looked online and in books and have not found anything like this. Please advise. Report this Post to the Staff

GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 06:46 am Could be a die cap error. http://www.error-ref.com/obversediecap/ Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34424 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 06:55 am Could be @GC, but seems more likely to me that someone spooned the edge of this War Nickel. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
uruman Pillar of the Community United States 5193 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 07:50 am , it looks PMD to me Report this Post to the Staff
Adam_E Pillar of the Community United States 4846 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 07:51 am Almost certainly been spooned as Spence mentioned. If you check the diameter of the coin, you should see that it's smaller than a standard nickel Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19184 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 08:01 am It has the look of someone 'beating down' or spooning the edge. Search YouTube for 'coin ring jewelry' and you're likely to find some edge treatments which begin to form what you're seeing. I'm not saying that the nickel was being formed for jewelry purposes--just saying that the technique which produces that edge appears similar. I have a Lincoln Wheat cent which has a very similar look. Bottom line, it's post mint damage. Spooned -- "Spooned is a method of hammering the edges of a coin with a spoon, and given enough time and skill a person can make the coin into a ring. People use[d] to "spoon" coins, and the most skilled could actual pound silver ring from a coin with nothing more than a table spoon." Edited by ijn1944 10/08/2018 08:03 am Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 09:03 am Quote: Could be @GC, but seems more likely to me that someone spooned the edge of this War Nickel. That's my thought. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 09:04 am Looks spooned, not a mint error imo. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 11:24 am Tend to agree. Report this Post to the Staff
Kopper Ken Pillar of the Community United States 3402 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 11:33 am I concur...an attempt at spooning...should have tried silver...softer. KK Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189003 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 12:27 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74540 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 12:53 pm To CCF! Not a real error coin unfortunately. It's just an damaged and altered coin. It's Post Strike Damage ( PSD), meaning that it happened after it left the U.S. Mint. Errers and Varietys. Edited by Errers and Varietys 10/08/2018 12:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 12:54 pm PSD. Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24168 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 1:24 pm Spooned or a Dryer Coin. Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
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1944 S Nickel Fake Or Major Error