1999 D Jefferson Nickel With Odd Textured Obv.

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Camrdaddy19 Valued Member United States 109 Posts	Posted 07/21/2022 6:28 pm I don't know what I'm looking at. The mirror-like hills coming off the front of Jeffersons face is weird and there are waves behind him and on his shoulder. Almost like his hair but...different. I don't know. I'm sure yall can help me with this. Reverse is unremarkable but still off in someway. Thanks for looking! Report this Post to the Staff

nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 07/21/2022 6:30 pm 1999 and 2000 are known for such anomalies of nickels, I've chalked them up to a combo of Die Deterioration and gre ASE Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/21/2022 6:35 pm Could it be some stage of a capped die? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 07/21/2022 7:57 pm I wonder the same thing @john, although @nick might be right. I'm interested to see where we net out on this one. "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
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 07/21/2022 8:12 pm I got nothing. Interesting. No damage to the reverse, the coat looks like it's erased. ? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97793 Posts	Posted 07/21/2022 8:17 pm looks like extreme Die Deterioration here. Maybe some grease involved at the bottom too. 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
mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2959 Posts	Posted 07/21/2022 8:23 pm Huh, that is definitely weird, and definitely done at the mint I feel. So this could also perhaps be a annealing issue with the alloy I also like the idea of Die Deterioration... Wonder what coop would say? Report this Post to the Staff
HGK3 Pillar of the Community United States 574 Posts	Posted 07/22/2022 10:00 am I think John's capped die thoughts are correct. I was considering die trails as an option (but have never seen them this large) and found this diagnosis on their website which, while not identical, has strong similarities: http://www.traildies.com/trail-die-oddities/ It's the 1970 cent at the bottom of the page. Notice the overall weak obverse strike compared to the reverse strike as well as the loss of the bottom of the bust on both the cent and the nickel in question. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/22/2022 12:08 pm Note the affected areas? The fields. Note how the lower part of the bust is also missing. So I feel there was some damage to the die on the lower area and an attempt to rescue the die is the over polishing we see on the fields and the bottom the bust. (Possibly a die dent from a dropped die onto this one, leaving the dent. The polishing removed the issue. They figured no one would notice this. But we do) The swirl marks are from the polisher reaching into the void of the die on those areas. Just noted the date area was also affected. Edited by coop 07/22/2022 12:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 07/22/2022 6:25 pm this 1998-D has similar distortion in the lettering Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 07/22/2022 7:30 pm I believe it is struck through a die cap. Nice find! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 07/22/2022 10:09 pm If it is it's struck through a very very thin capped die. I've never seen one with almost all the devises struck up so nicely. Report this Post to the Staff
Camrdaddy19 Valued Member United States 109 Posts	Posted 07/23/2022 12:53 am So is this officially my first error find?! Any premium here? Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5786 Posts	Posted 07/23/2022 09:25 am I'm in the camp with struck through a very very late die cap. To the point, the cap is almost gone. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Report this Post to the Staff
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