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Hey all I'm shaking in my boots and headed to get my coin confirmed &  . I'm hoping it will be worth more than the one that sold in 2016 @$9k because its a Type 2 and in better condition.I included PCGS's info to prove that in fact it is an Error.   It wouldn't let me post the last picture with the Large P above the building on the reverse because it said I used up all my free saves? Guess I only get a couple o well. Tomorrow ill post my 1939 DDO 002 with Fullsteps I found pretty excited awesome hunting this weekend. Variety Vista is a pain when trying to match up all the little points. (Side Bar Question) If you have a coin so for me the 1939 DDO P ( no mint mark) that is a DDO 002... how can a reverse of a coin have a DDR #s 006, 009 and 013 on Variety Vista ? (For example the topic the reverse matches up with Variety Vistas DDR #006 stage B of E Pluribus, then #009 stage C Of the UNITED States of America then DDR#013 for the Montecello Wording doubling was really wierd but each part matches to a T. Anyhow Cheers All I'll post the results 9f the metal test first thing in AM when it lets me post pictures again for the 1942 P Type 2 Wrong Planchet. |
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sorry all I just realized I posted this in the wrong
forum I'm really sorry.
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Pillar of the Community
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Not sure what the error is. Perhaps slightly underweight, but the 1942-P Type 2 is normally on a 35% silver planchet.
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sorry all I just realized I posted this in the wrong forum I'm really sorry. No problem. It was easy to fix.  |
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The error is the weight 4.7 grams on a silver planchet. So thats why I have an appointment tomorrow morning at the coin shop that has a machine that will tell me what the composition is exactly. So if in fact its the same as the other one then WOoooHoooo!
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And yes I know the one I'm referring to is a Type 1 so since Type 2s (at least I think are more valuable than the type 1s. So, "IF" the metal test comes back the same as the one I posted from PCGS then I would have a pretty darn cool error.BUT if the metal test comes back normal but just a light planchet then O well... still worth the 10 minute drive I'd say.
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Pillar of the Community
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Type 2's are supposed to be on the silver planchet. 4.7 is a little light, but the wear would account for that. Your coin seems to be perfectly normal.
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On the 1939 no mint mark with steps and DDO 002, I have a picture with it side by side with another 1939 no mintmark and they look drastically different (as in the tone) Sorry one more thing I'll post 2 1964 D nickels one of them is the D/D (but not the sought after one its 002 I believe. My question with thst one will be the colar its squared not rounded like the other 64 D. I put those as well side by side and edge to edge so I'm hoping you all can tell me if I got lucky on that one to. Anyhow talk to you all tomorrow feel like a lil kid waiting for Santa... Ill post a picture of the results tomorrow. Thanks again all |
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I still don't understand why you feel the 1942 is an error, can you explain?
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What your forgetting is the "COMPOSITION" of the 1942 Type 2 (yes it has silver but its not 100% silver same as the type 1) Thus the error that nickel that sold for $9,999 was 100% silver and its weight was 4.7 grams. So again that is why I am getting it tested. Its not just O well its normal and just a light planchet....if the test comes back 100% silver then yaaaaa budddddy that's a mint error (being its the wrong ilver composition planchet) See.... I read.... so to all the other lil guys and gals out there read read read read read... and if you think you got something have its composition tested. You either will or won't have an error.
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Type 1s were struck on regular nickel planchets with small mintmarks to the right of Monticello, while Type 2s were struck on silver alloy planchets with large mintmarks over Monticello.. The coin in question is a Type 1 design struck on a Type 2 planchet.
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03/23/2023 5:11 pm
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And to all of those that have or had a 4.6 Gram nickel like mine and "DIDNT" have the composition checked to see if it was 100% silver and "NOT" 56%copper 35% silver and 9% manganese, then sadly you very well may have tossed out a $10,000 nickel, and all because you didn't read the composition and feel it was worth the drive ymto your local coin shop to have them test it for free! Happy Hunting All!
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Thus the error that nickel that sold for $9,999 was 100% silver and its weight was 4.7 grams. There were no nickels struck on 100% silver planchets. The PCGS coin above is an error because it is a Type 1 struck on a 35% silver planchet. Yours is a normal Type 2 struck on a 35% nickel planchet, slightly underweight due to wear. |
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As Zurie stated, the PCGS coin is rare because it is a type 1 struck on a type 2 planchet, it is not 100% silver.
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Coinfrog Honey .....Please check out PCGS the 1942 type 1 and type 2 were made out of the same composition " 56%copper 35% silver and 9% manganese" The Type 1 or Type 2 has nothing to do with the big elephant in the room. The elephant being if my nickel has a composition of....wait for it.....100% silver just like the one I posted at the very beggining of this post. I'm sorry babe but your wrong in this instance. The whole thing with me saying anything about the type 1 or 2 was simply IF after the metal test is done IF I do in fact have a nickel that is 100% nickel "Then" being that mine is a Type 2 and not a Type 1 then "Maybe mine would be worth more since Type 2s in this case are worth more or more sought after than the type 1s. Thats all ... Still love ya Foggy buddy. I do have to say though you all are tough as nails when someone new finds or "might have found" something you haven't yet. Its right out the gate your wrong, no way, whats your point, you don't have your facts straight. When sometimes just maybe some of us lil people just might be right ya know. (I'm not right yet I won't know till the metal composition test comes back) But had I not read everything that I did and just took yalls word for it and chucked it.....ESPECIALLY WITHOUT DOING A FREE METAL COMPOSITION TEST.... Atleast for me I'm broke heck $5000 is a lot to me. Anyhow love yall stay hard in the paint ....because of your tough criticisms over the last year I have read so so so much and watched 100s of hours of videos (Thanks Coop by the way great channel)
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