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Char01 New Member United States 17 Posts	Posted 02/12/2023 4:33 pm Can anyone tell me what makes some of these nickles have the strange lettering on the Ts? Also what makes some of the lettering in five cents so weak? I have noticed this on 2 of my nickles. Thank you in advance for answering all my posts. Report this Post to the Staff

nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 02/12/2023 4:42 pm don't see anything wrong. but photos are overmagnified and so large they run off the display, and maybe a T has gone missing Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96935 Posts	Posted 02/12/2023 4:44 pm this nickel looks normal to me - normal for a well circulated nickel. 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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/12/2023 5:08 pm Please be more specific about why you think the T's are strange-looking. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34425 Posts	Posted 02/12/2023 6:25 pm Quote: what makes some of the lettering in five cents so weak? I'm going to speculate here and look forward to hearing from others if I am right or not. Much like with Lincoln cents, the region directly across from the shoulder area of the bust can be weak as so much of the available metal is flowing into that part of the die. "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
Char01 New Member United States 17 Posts	Posted 02/12/2023 7:13 pm I see it mostly in the T in United when I co.pare it to my other nickles. The other ones have a straight line abkut the T Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21620 Posts	Posted 02/12/2023 9:03 pm VLDS, not an error, just part of the minting process. Report this Post to the Staff
Char01 New Member United States 17 Posts	Posted 02/13/2023 09:01 am Thank you Jimmy! I appreciate it a ton! Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19186 Posts	Posted 02/13/2023 09:07 am Yes, very worn die, coupled with a decent dose of circulation wear. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/13/2023 10:38 am Weight? If under weight, it can affect the strike. The fields are showing extreme die wear disturbances of the dies. Report this Post to the Staff
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