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Valued Member
United States
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Hi everyone, I have a 1962 Jefferson nickel struck on a penny/copper planchet (photos). Could someone tell me if this is worth something and if so, give me a ballpark estimate? The words on the actual coin are actually a little blurred, but the rest of the surface features are strong. Thanks. Bill   |
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Valued Member
United States
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More than likely it just a nickel with strong toning or environmental damage. Could have been buried for a while.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Environmental toning and the edge has been ground. If it were a nickel on a cent planchet it would be total rounded and not uneven as your coin shows.
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Valued Member
United States
324 Posts |
It will need to weigh 3.1 grams, if it is closer to 5, it is just copper colored.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yes, weight please!  to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What's the weight? Weight would help in authentication.
The coin looks legit. If you look at authenticated examples of this error, many do have an uneven edge. Having an uneven edge shouldn't debunk this right away. Also if you look at TRUST, the letters are thin and pushed towards the rim, which is typical of a planchet that couldn't reach the collar when it was being struck.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thanks for the quick responses. I have ordered a small digital scale to check it, but I can tell by feel that the above coin above is lighter than the regular Jefferson nickel. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The thickness will also be different from a nickel if it is a copper planchet:   |
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Valued Member
United States
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Coop, thanks for the last. The regular Jefferson nickel is about twice the thickness of the other coin. Bill |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes.
Will need the weight and before continuing, also if possible need better and larger pictures.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pictures aren't good enough to be sure but I have my doubts. A weight to 2 decimal places would be important.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I totally agree, we need the weight and please, better and larger photos (yours are too small), and, if possible I photo showing the top edge of the coin. Your coin appears to be out-of-round, and I'm wondering if it was damaged post mint?. Better  |
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Valued Member
United States
220 Posts |
OK. I weighed the nickel on copper. It is 3.0 grams and the regular Jefferson nickel came in at 5.0 grams. I'm attaching some more photos. Thanks for the great advice! Bill   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It does look correct though. Might want to get Mike Diamond in on this one.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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With the weight and the new pictures most of my doubts have been answered. Still not 100% convinced but I am now leaning toward it being a nickel struck on a cent planchets. If so, it doesn't look well kept, which would hurt its value.
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07/24/2020 12:29 am
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Quote:
If it were a nickel on a cent planchet it would be total rounded and not uneven as your coin shows. Not necessarily true, the cent planchets aren't large enough to completely fill out the nickel dies, so you would expect some sort of unevenness and stretching on areas that don't reach the edge of the die, fairly consistently with this coin. I believe it is a genuine nickel on cent planchet error, but Mike Diamond can confirm it for sure. |
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