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chuckster 125 Pillar of the Community United States 4113 Posts	Posted 08/04/2008 12:14 am 68S Jefferson- damaged or a possible second S or "something" underneath and or on top of the first S? Image: 1968Sjpeg1.jpg 56.01 KB Image: 1968Sjpeg2.jpg 57.6 KB Image: 1968Sjpeg3.jpg 61.68 KB Image: 1968Sjpeg6.jpg 26.18 KB Image: 1968Supsidedownjpeg1.jpg 53.19 KB Image: 1968sObversejpeg1.jpg 63.94 KB Image: 1968sObversejpeg2.jpg 46.85 KB Report this Post to the Staff

MorgansRmine Pillar of the Community United States 1219 Posts	Posted 08/04/2008 07:09 am chuckster, first off, your coin is so badly damaged that even if it was a RPM it would have no value. Unless it's one of the more famous doubled dies I try to keep my oddities to EF or better. Not trying to put you down, just a tip on finding something of value. Here is a picture of a 68 already starting to fill between the arcs of the S. now imagine this beat around for 40 years and it would like just like yours. For you guys that are going to jump on me for not knowing the difference between a nickel and cent, it was the only S mint coin in front of me. Edited by MorgansRmine 08/04/2008 07:14 am Report this Post to the Staff
chuckster 125 Pillar of the Community United States 4113 Posts	Posted 08/04/2008 08:05 am MorgansRmine: No offense taken- "I post them as I find them" - for future educational purposes besides any possible premium values etc. Appreciate your opinion. That being said, I revert back to my original question. Is this a RPM or is it strickly a damaged mint-mark? Thanks, Chuck. Report this Post to the Staff
tights24 Pillar of the Community United States 2254 Posts	Posted 08/04/2008 08:39 am I'm thinking strictly damage myself. The last two pics show how much the numbers have flattened also. I think what looks like fill in the bottom of the S loop is merely metal that has been pushed/moved from a serious hit. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/04/2008 5:37 pm Besides the damage another thing is affecting your coin. Extreme die wear. On the West side of the S that should be blank, the die is deteriorating and slowly flows the field and device into each other. The nickel dies are affected because the Nickel added to the copper that makes them. (25% Nickel 75% Copper) The dies wear faster and are used too long after the little devices start wearing. Report this Post to the Staff
chuckster 125 Pillar of the Community United States 4113 Posts	Posted 08/04/2008 6:47 pm Thanks to all reponses. This goes into the "Educational Purposes Only Files"! Report this Post to the Staff
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