I Have A Nickel With Only The Back And No Front. Need Info!

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That is PMD ( Post Minting Damage)
The Obverse has been ground of.
Worth 5 cents if you can get someone to take it.

Not an error it is PMD.
John1

it has a front (obverse) - it is the almost blank side of this coin. look dead center - that is part of the design that was not ground off - probably where the user was holding on to it as it was being ground down.

PMD

Yes, post-strike damage. Might want to hold onto it as a fun curiosity.

Lack of rims is the biggest indicator this is a victim of post mint damage.

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I have a Shield missing the reverse and a buffalo missing the buffalo. Both are TPG and the error is essentially a MASSIVE lamination where rather than just a small peel of the coins goes missing, half the coin goes missing. In both of these, the "texture", if you will, if very different than the Jefferson above. There is no sign of being tooled or ground down; there are no circular line or abrasions. On the buffalo, there is a faint ghosting of the buffalo present. The Shield has a rougher texture from the original manufacturing process which would be pretty tough to replicate after the fact.