1964-D Jefferson Nickel Overstruck With Lincoln Memorial Cent?

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lloydr69 New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 04/28/2021 9:33 pm I know this nickel is not in the best of condition, but it intrigues me. I received it in a auction lot of tokens and have never encountered one like it. Am I correct in concluding the nickel was somehow partially overstruck by a Lincoln Memorial cent die? It clearly shows the cent imprint on the obverse, causing the nickel to become oblong. What I'm also trying to understand is why the cent images are backwards on the nickel. The reverse does not show any visible signs of an overstrike that I can discern, but I'm not ruling out that there may be some. Would appreciate hearing comments from members who may be more knowledgeable than I. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/28/2021 9:43 pm Just a poor vise job, sorry! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
lloydr69 New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 04/28/2021 9:55 pm Thank you Coinfrog for your response. In the back of my mind, I thought that may be the case, hence the reverse images of the Lincoln Cent. Well, I'm slightly disappointed but, then again, happy since I did not pay individually for this as a "mint error." Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 04/28/2021 11:28 pm To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
Rothery Pillar of the Community 2145 Posts	Posted 04/28/2021 11:45 pm Yes indeed a poor vise job. Wow, usually they do alot better - Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4692 Posts	Posted 04/29/2021 12:45 am Total mutilation thanks to a vice. Yuck. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34425 Posts	Posted 04/29/2021 07:22 am Due to the extreme flattening on the rev, I wonder if this coin was squished on train tracks rather than in a vise. Perhaps someone stacked a cent and a nickel. "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
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19186 Posts	Posted 04/29/2021 07:40 am A vise job of a malicious nature--or perhaps a heavy rubber mallet strike. Report this Post to the Staff
RobO411 Pillar of the Community United States 2404 Posts	Posted 04/29/2021 08:18 am Way way back when I was young I put pennies on the tracks. All that was left was a very oblong blank peace of copper. I sorta agree with ijn1944 but maybe a regular hammer not rubber mallet. Report this Post to the Staff
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