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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.
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 to CCF. I will wait for a pro or two to chime in. John1  |
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Can you weigh the coin? A dime would weigh about 2.26 grams.
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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.
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Weight please. to the CCF! |
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Yep looks like corrosion, such as from an acid bath, to me too.
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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:  |
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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!
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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!  |
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 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/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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I agree with Bumpkin and most of the others on the acid bath theory |
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