Jefferson Nickel - Can Someone Explain This?

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Bored one2014 Valued Member United States 171 Posts	Posted 03/08/2023 03:52 am Please take a few minutes and look closely at the background of this nickel. I just took this picture and all I did was modify the contrast, focus, lighting etc... Tell me that you don't see random images * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. It's very important to have in the title. * Report this Post to the Staff

Bored one2014 Valued Member United States 171 Posts	Posted 03/08/2023 03:58 am This is the original Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1657 Posts	Posted 03/08/2023 04:18 am I don't see any random images, lots of random circulation marks though. It is possible there could be some die clashing, but with that much surface damage it is hard to tell. Report this Post to the Staff
Bored one2014 Valued Member United States 171 Posts	Posted 03/08/2023 04:22 am Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5772 Posts	Posted 03/08/2023 04:43 am I agree with ICutler. This happened after the coin was struck by the dies and is considered PSD (Post Strike Damage). The mint doesn't make dies to produce coins like this. 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
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15422 Posts	Posted 03/08/2023 05:16 am Click on the hyperlink for Pareidolia and you should understand why your brain sees patterns in the random bag circulation hits on that coin. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 03/08/2023 05:21 am the "things" you think you see aren't really there. no mint damage, just post mint damage Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19150 Posts	Posted 03/08/2023 07:34 am Yes, random circulation dings and hits is what I'm seeing. Looks like a few of the nickels (various years and mints) I found in several rolls a few days ago. Not uncommon. And yes, Pareidolia is lurking about. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95760 Posts	Posted 03/08/2023 07:59 am all I see is a random pattern of circulation hits. 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
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 03/08/2023 11:21 am take a new nickel, place it on concrete, press on it with you foot and slide it around, then maybe bash it with a hammer once or twice, and you'll wind up with something similarly beat up looking Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/08/2023 11:37 am Damage to a coin is never a mint error. Damage is post strike altering, regardless of how it happens. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/08/2023 11:50 am Plan 9 from Outer Space? Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 03/08/2023 5:14 pm All I see is random circulation dings and hits. If you look at a coin long enough, you can see anything you want to. I stared at a quarter long enough, that I saw Elvis chasing a peanut butter and banana sandwich. As stated above, Pareidolia. Report this Post to the Staff
Bored one2014 Valued Member United States 171 Posts	Posted 03/15/2023 03:19 am I wish I could get you a picture that could show the coin better. I can understand that what I'm seeing can't be mint damage but it's there and I'm just baffled by how it gets there. I'm going to keep trying to get something you all can see. Until then.. from the twilight zone , goodnight Report this Post to the Staff
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