Is This A Planchette Error Nickel.need Opinions Please (1978 D)

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Joseph206412 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 01:58 am Very thin nickel with the lettering not completely on coin. The color is off and I'm new to coin collecting. The photo shows how thin compared to regular nickel. Any help appreciated. * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! * Report this Post to the Staff

Bumpkin Pillar of the Community United States 509 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 02:57 am I was almost thinking this was blanked out of penny stock but there wouldn't be a zinc coating on the planchet. I can still clearly see the windows on the reverse as well as all of the design elements on the obverse and reverse albeit appearing "weakly struck". The diameter appears smaller and the thickness is definitely thiner. An acid job, done appropriately iMHO, can cause what we are seeing here. Acid eats away at the top layers and removes material but can leave the design elements intact for the most part. The fields of the coin on the OP's third picture, to me, tell it all. You can see the 'rippling' effect that acid has caused to the clad layer on this Jefferson. If I am way off base here then I apologize. Just MHO here. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 04:34 am to CCF. I will wait for a pro or two to chime in. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
crazedrooster New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 04:56 am Can you weigh the coin? A dime would weigh about 2.26 grams. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21614 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 07:33 am I agree with Bumpkin, looks like an acid job. The rims are usually the first to go plus the overall thinness suggests that it has spent some time in an acid bath. Report this Post to the Staff
kaufenanger New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 08:12 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 08:35 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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 09:11 am Weight please. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34419 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 09:39 am Yep looks like corrosion, such as from an acid bath, to me too. "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
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 10:21 am On an acid dipped coin, the outer edge suffers the most. Instead of just two sides affected by the acid, the edge is also affected. Thus the coin is reduced the more on the outer edge of the coin. Making it smaller around the coin. It is was a normal coin before the acid bath: Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph206412 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 7:36 pm Thanks everyone. I will get a scale tonight and post weight. I will also be getting a USB camera. I received this nickel in a roll from my bank. Also wanted to ask if someone knows if the edge of nickel would keep a very clean edge. This nickel has a very clean and even edge. Thanks again everyone! Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 8:00 pm The key missing feature is the lack of rims. In a defective planchet the rims would be present. I'm buying into the acid theory as the cause of this damage. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 8:23 pm Acid was my initial thought. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96580 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 9:24 pm I agree with Bumpkin and most of the others on the acid bath theory Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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