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Cabin25 New Member Canada 45 Posts	Posted 04/01/2022 4:50 pm Hi Everyone, My friend recently brought in some old coin books for me to look at from his grandpa. He said that some of the coins keep falling out. There was a loose 1953 5 cent coin that did not fit in the holder, it was too big. I compared it with another 1953 nickel and found that this one was quite a bit bigger than all the other nickels. I'm not sure if this is a wrong planchet or counterfeit coin but I've never seen an oversized nickel before. It doesn't seem to be squished, it weighs more than a regular nickel of the same year, has a larger diameter but the thickness is the same. Here are the stats: Weight: 4.51 grams (regular 1953 nickel compared is 4.29 grams) Diameter: 22.82 mm (regular 1953 nickel compared is 20.92 mm) thickness: 1.80 mm (regular 1953 nickel compared is 1.83 mm) It has the blue/gray chromium coating on it.... Any thoughts? Thanks! Bill Report this Post to the Staff

Cabin25 New Member Canada 45 Posts	Posted 04/01/2022 5:01 pm Here is a slightly better side by side comparison picture.....sorry these aren't so great... Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 04/01/2022 6:52 pm It reminds me of what is known as a Texas Penny or Texas Cent. People put a cent between two layers of leather and take a hammer to it. It makes the cent larger in diameter and thinner. This is my guess. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5589 Posts	Posted 04/01/2022 7:03 pm I agree, and they've hammered out the 12 sides when it expanded, so it's nearly round. Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 04/01/2022 11:36 pm It is one of the fake near leaf except is the first edition of the fake with shoulder folder. Edited by silviosi 04/02/2022 02:34 am Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9864 Posts	Posted 04/02/2022 01:29 am Quote: Weight: 4.51 grams (regular 1953 nickel compared is 4.29 grams) Diameter: 22.82 mm (regular 1953 nickel compared is 20.92 mm) thickness: 1.80 mm (regular 1953 nickel compared is 1.83 mm) 1953 nickel should be 4.54 grams and 21.3mm at its widest, so the one you are using as a comparison is actually slightly underweight and smaller in diameter than normal.. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 04/02/2022 01:31 am Report this Post to the Staff
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