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Pillar of the Community
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Hey folks, This nickel has a couple things going for it. On the obverse right side there is a gouge/metal missing. On the obverse left side there is extra metal and is raised. The reverse looks normal to me. Is this Mint Damage or PMD? Thanks! P.S. these are the only/best photos I can get from seller and I cannot see it out of the 2x2.    You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
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Well it might be a small lam by the feathers and Struck Through Grease by the chin—or maybe that is damage. M interested to see what others think. "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
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Bedrock of the Community
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It is a small lamination on the left side but I'm thinking damage on the right side.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Interesting. Definitely a lamination issue below the feather on the obverse.
Can't say for certain about the other, but, parts of the field are still intact (directly below the chin) with no apparent raised metal and the lack of reverse damage have me leaning towards a detached lamination. Does look quite deep, deeper than most. The appearance of the rim gives me the only pause. A sharp close up of a side shot of the rim may help.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There is a definite crystalline structure in the indentation. The damage to the rim is interesting, especially what looks like extra metal on the rim. The area opposite this, STATES OF AMERICA, is weaker on STATES, which is opposite the date, rather than the chin area, unless the die is rotated. My hunch is that this is one of two things:  a ragged fissure of some type some type of metal inclusion that separated after strike IMHO, it's Mike Diamond time. |
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Let's get Mike Diamond on the line folks!
You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
Edited by NumismaticsFTW
04/24/2022 02:03 am
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Pillar of the Community
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To echo opinions already expressed, these defects all look like lamination errors to me.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thank you folks for the opinions on this one.
As Daniel Lisot would ask... what kind of value?
You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Lamination errors are common in this series, spanning the entire series. Some consider it damage and avoid altogether, variety/error collectors are at times willing to pay the premium. I've found size and placement to be the main variables in price. Fully split planchets carrying the highest premium, smaller attached laminations like what's seen below the feather on yours carrying little to no premium. Ultimately, it comes down to what someone is willing to pay. On something like this I'd expect anywhere from a $10-$30 premium over numismatic value. My opinion anyways. An interesting example  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Right, depends on who you ask. This wouldn't interest me as a general collector.
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04/28/2022 09:04 am
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