2015-P Jefferson Nickel With Mangled S.

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Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6503 Posts	Posted 06/04/2023 01:04 am Now that I am looking at recent coins under magnification, I found this half-S, half-blob on a 2015-P Jefferson nickel. It's certainly possible that it is PMD, but the blob seems to protrude upwards from the surface. Is this what would happen if the inner curve of the S just cracked off in a die chip? If necessary, I can try to take some sunlit pictures tomorrow. I obviously had to use a light at night. Report this Post to the Staff

HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25180 Posts	Posted 06/04/2023 01:10 am Quote: Is this what would happen if the inner curve of the S just cracked off in a die chip? Yes, Brandmeister, you have identified it yourself. Good job! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34409 Posts	Posted 06/04/2023 05:54 am Yes a die chip—and a nice one! "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
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6503 Posts	Posted 06/04/2023 08:48 am Thanks for the help, guys. I would call this the first genuine error coin that I've found roll hunting. Into the collection it goes! Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8750 Posts	Posted 06/04/2023 08:49 am Very cool find! A nice die crack that runs across the top of STATES and terminates with the nice die chip, that you called out. Nice pics too. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/04/2023 08:58 am Good eye on this! Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95936 Posts	Posted 06/04/2023 09:33 am Nice catch, I didn't see it until I saw your close up images. nice little die chip. 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
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6503 Posts	Posted 06/04/2023 3:00 pm The evening pictures with the LED light were helped by Dearborn's tip about filtering with a ply of tissue. I tried without that trick, and the glare was so harsh it was impossible to see anything. But good ol' indirect sunlight is best, so here are a few daytime pictures: The mangled first T in STATES is more easily visible, plus the die crack running along the top. Whoever gave the tip about rotating the coin to different angles was also helpful. Some of this stuff is super hard to see without the right angle of light. Report this Post to the Staff
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