Is This A Weak Strike? Jefferson Nickel

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Zwages New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 12/24/2018 9:02 pm * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! * The nickle is considerably thicker than a similar year. It measures .084. it is also not as wide as a similar year. It measures.817 vs .834 wide for another nickel. The edge has a ridge all the way around. This ridge can be seen in the cross section photo. The features on the head and coat seem to be abruptly ended vs smoothly worn as a worn coin would show. The rear of the coin presents the same. Is this a weak die? Is this coin more valuable the the standard 5 cents? Report this Post to the Staff

GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8939 Posts	Posted 12/24/2018 9:38 pm to the community! It appears to be a Magicians coin, good news that nickel is a wartime nickel so it's 35% silver by composition. It's worth is about a dollar as most collectors wouldn't go about bullion value. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189767 Posts	Posted 12/24/2018 9:46 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
aristarchus123 Pillar of the Community United States 1695 Posts	Posted 12/24/2018 9:47 pm Welcome! I think it is Dryer Coin or a spooned coin. Not an error, but PMD (post-mint damage). Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/24/2018 10:10 pm Well the date puts it in the silver coinage. Just looks circulated to me. Edited by coop 12/24/2018 10:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 12/24/2018 10:17 pm @Zwages, first welcome to CCF. Second, your nickel is well-worn and the rim has been damaged in some way. None of these issues are mint-related and only detract from the value of the coin. However, as others have mentioned, it is a war-time issue and brings a small premium over face. This is worth saving in a 2x2. "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
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 12/25/2018 02:10 am In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8939 Posts	Posted 12/25/2018 10:37 am Could be an ex bezzle coin now that I think about it. Report this Post to the Staff
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