1943 P War Nickel With Unidentified Indentation

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Shorzy Valued Member United States 51 Posts	Posted 02/14/2023 4:37 pm Hi All, This coin has an indentation that might be a strike through.... but it also could be post mint damage. I can see a wavy image of the letters inside the strike area, which is similar to a coin that I had graded by NGC in the past, which was confirmed to be a strike through. This one is on the edge so I am not sure if that makes a difference or not. I have included an image of the War Nickel as well as the War Nickel edge. I also have included an image of my confirmed strike through penny for comparison. I welcome your thoughts... Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/14/2023 4:49 pm Looks like damage to me. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95324 Posts	Posted 02/14/2023 4:54 pm Damage to the coin in the first 2 images - notice how the coin is now out of round and bulging by the indent. Why do you have an image of a NGC graded cent when you have questions about a silver wartime 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 Edited by Dearborn 02/14/2023 4:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Shorzy Valued Member United States 51 Posts	Posted 02/14/2023 5:01 pm The penny is just to show the same waviness.. if that is even a word. So that I understand.. If this was done during the minting, the edge would still be prefect even if an object was in the striking chamber on the edge? I have many of these to go through and I don't want to waste a lot of time and energy questioning every one. Thanks for the advice. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19134 Posts	Posted 02/14/2023 5:08 pm I'm thinking this is post-strike damage. Report this Post to the Staff
NumismaticsFTW Pillar of the Community United States 2281 Posts	Posted 02/14/2023 5:35 pm PMD You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95324 Posts	Posted 02/14/2023 6:02 pm Oh, ok, that make sense (in a way) But the cent shows either a fairly nice lamination or a strike through. and the cent is still circular, where as the nickel is not circular. it got crushed somehow after it left the mint, which cause the metal to 'blow' outwards away from the center of the coin. Can't much more about this nickel because you failed to provide a full coin image of both sides to analyze. 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
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/15/2023 1:54 pm Nickel worth silver melt. Cash it in. Just a damaged coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Shorzy Valued Member United States 51 Posts	Posted 02/15/2023 8:19 pm OK thanks for the feedback :) Report this Post to the Staff
Mrf2254 New Member United States 30 Posts	Posted 02/16/2023 3:05 pm Shorzy, thank you for showing the penny! I have several like this in my "PMDamaged, but Really Cool" collection that I will be re-examining!! Report this Post to the Staff
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