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owlcat New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 6:36 pm Hello all! I am new to this community and have only been collecting coins for about 9 months now and am loving it!! I found this 1948 Jefferson nickel in a bulk lot I purchased on ebay, and it appears to be an error maybe? Overall the coin looks pretty worn on both sides with pitting on the obverse and worn edges. What I'm curious about is what appears to be some type of strike through or doubling on the reverse within "E Pluribus Unum" There are clearly the reversed partial letters "BUS U" and the left leg of the "N". The reverse is uneven with a raised spot right in and under "UNUM" and the image of Monticello is also very distorted and uneven and the steps look like they're merging with the word "MONTICELLO" but that may just be damage like the pitting on the front? What kind of error is it? Is it worth anything? Let me know what you think!! Report this Post to the Staff

nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 6:56 pm the mirrored lettering means your coin was pressed against another, probably in a vise long after it left the mint Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 7:39 pm Agree, vise job of some sort, just an amateur attempt at creating a error. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 8:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff
owlcat New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 9:49 pm Interesting. Thanks I wouldn't have even thought of that, looking forward to learning much more!! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188892 Posts	Posted 10/13/2020 09:49 am 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
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/13/2020 10:09 am The more you hang out here, the more information you will learn: Soon you will be copying information for your personal references, and then you will be sharing what you've learned with other new comers here. Edited by coop 10/13/2020 10:29 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/13/2020 11:04 am Well spoken as usual! Report this Post to the Staff
southsav Pillar of the Community 2224 Posts	Posted 10/14/2020 6:12 pm to CCF Report this Post to the Staff
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