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Found this hunting some change. Ive seen this somewhere, but I can't recall where. If I remember correctly, There are other denominations and dates with this kind of anomaly. What causes these? Is it simply a die gouge? Thanks for taking a look! -CH27 Edit: Found some info on these: https://www.coinworld.com/news/prec...-nickel.html   Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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05/10/2020 3:14 pm
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Huh that is strange. I wouldn't call it a gouge that's more raised. Possibly a dropped letter or something. Definitely out of the ordinary.
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It could be a lathe line because that area is pretty much the center of the coin. Looks like it didn't get polished off before the die was created? Wexler would probably list it as a UFO. http://doubleddie.com/2397279.htmlNot listed yet. You might want to submit the image to John Wexler: http://doubleddie.com/2397279.htmlEmail on bottom of page. Edited by coop
05/10/2020 3:18 pm
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Thanks Coop! I will certainly look into that.
-CH27
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Super cool looking coin CH27, I like these unknown puzzlers.
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This is a "die ring". The cause remains unknown. They appear on cents, nickels, and quarters and occur in many years, primarily from 2004 on. At least three reverse dies affected by die rings are known among 2014-P nickels. Die rings are often small like this one, but there is a smaller subset in which the rings are considerably larger. Many die rings, show a single ring while a minority show one or more sets of concentric rings. They do not appear to be related to concentric lathe marks. Die rings are located near the center of the coin, but many are not perfectly centered, which is another difference from lathe marks. They also don't form a tight spiral, as lathe marks should. It's not clear if these rings are generated before hubbing, during hubbing, or after hubbing or even if they all stem from the same cause.
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Thanks for the very detailed and helpful information! I appreciate your input!
-CH27
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Thanks for the edit Coop! Glad My coin made the cut for your files.
-CH27
Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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05/11/2020 09:29 am
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