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rather than from a second strike, the oddness on the date might be from stretching of the smaller nickel planchet Quarter Dollar is fully doubled with complete lettering and a secondary lower part or bottom of the lettering below the primary with a defined break. I think the second strike helped make the coin fill out to a near full quarter size with reeding on almost half the coin. The fact the coin has a defined top die rim also shows the coin had to have a second strike. |
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Just a note: business strike coins only get one strike while proof coins get at least two strikes and at a higher tonnage. John1  |
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I understand that business strikes get 1 strike, this piece looks to have been stuck or not kicked out during the ejection cycle. Elongation or stretching of the planchet happens and will show stretched lettering, not a secondary independent artifact as seen on "Quarter Dollar" or the overlapping reeding.
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It is only struck once. The letters stretch to fill the gaps. It does look like you have an awesome error. Double struck or not. This came from someone's collection. Even nicely toned. Great score
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very nice find/purchase.. I like the partial reeding....
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Looks more like a thin planchet. The edge picture looks like I can see the different layers. A Nickel plan would be struck smaller in dia than this. The lite weight difference in a thin plan would not let the planchet expand to the correct diameter, Thats why there is weak reeds. In either case, nice find.
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12/21/2022 5:38 pm
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Please ALWAYS remove your coin from the 2x2 holder so we can see it better. Thanks..  |
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Merc, if you can't see that clearly, then you need new glasses.... Thanks.. -makecents-
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12/21/2022 10:12 pm
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That's very cool find, don't see it as a double strike coin but guessing the pressure from the device cause the lettering to stretch near the peripheral. Also guessing the nickel size prevent the reed from completing.
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12/21/2022 11:30 pm
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Under magnification this piece has lateral as well as elongated artifacts. 2 sections on its edge show an overlapped reeding, types of artifacts point to a double strike. I will have this piece XRF scanned Wednesday morning during FUN set up, before it gets placed in for grading. The planchet has no copper center and scales just a hair under 5 grams just like most 1971 nickels so I am 99.9% confident it's a nickel planchet, and Brain Raines has viewed it and has it as a double strike as well.
I don't plan on selling it right now so it's just a neat piece. BTW the piece is not 100% round the cross section from 9 O clock to 3 O clock you can see where it's just not quite right.
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I've heard of quarters being struck on dime planchets, but quarters on nickel planchets is a first for me. Very cool piece.
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what element of this coin can't happen from a single strike on a too small planchet?
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Weight? That might help? Looks like a clad planchet.
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12/22/2022 11:04 am
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@coop, The OP has provided the weight in the beginning description: This coin scales in at 4.94 grams...........
Considering the weight I think it was struck on a nickel planchet.
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The way we would know for certain is if you put it under one of those metal analysis machines some dealers have.
If it shows up as 75% Cu and 25% Ni, we know with 100% certainty it's struck on a nickel planchet. The copper content would be slightly higher if it was on a quarter planchet since the core is made of pure copper.
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12/22/2022 1:02 pm
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