One Ugly Nickel - What Am I Looking At? (1982 D)

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cudrunner4 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/02/2023 9:00 pm HI All! I'm a newbie coin hunter who likes to collect cool looking errors and damaged coins. I recently found this coin that I call "One Ugly Nickel" and was wondering if anyone could tell me how it got this way. Clearly this poor nickel has been traumatized while in circulation, but is it possible it was abused during the minting process as well? How can you tell the difference between damage caused from a bad minting process and damage from circulation? Your thoughts on the cause of all the marks on this coin would be appreciated! Thank you! * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark to Title. It's very important to have in the title. * Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 95805 Posts	Posted 07/02/2023 9:05 pm yup! that is one ugly nickel A damaged one - road rash, a parking lot coin. 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
Khromtau Pillar of the Community United States 676 Posts	Posted 07/02/2023 9:06 pm That is what we like to call roadkill. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74090 Posts	Posted 07/02/2023 9:07 pm To CCF! Looks like it was in a parking lot. Probably been ran over multiple times. We call it a parking lot coin. It's been damaged, after it left the U.S Mint. If you want to know more about the differences of actual errors and damage, check out error-ref.com. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34408 Posts	Posted 07/02/2023 9:08 pm @cud, first welcome to CCF. Second, no mint errors here, that is all damage. "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
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19152 Posts	Posted 07/02/2023 10:11 pm Agree with all above. Post-strike damage. Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 07/02/2023 10:32 pm and some glue as well on the reverse Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 07/03/2023 3:26 pm to the CCF and One thing to remember is that if there is a cut, gouge, or scratch on a coin with a buildup of metal beside it, 99% of the time it's damage. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 07/03/2023 3:27 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 07/03/2023 5:48 pm to the CCF! As noted, this is Post Mint Damage or PMD. Anything that happened outside of the mint would be impossible to pin down the cause. Each anomaly is incuse and the metal is displaced to the outside of the hit, making a small raised wall or wave of metal around the area. That's how we can tell it's damage and not a mint error. This is an image of a Jefferson nickel with multiple areas of strike through. Some type of debris was between the die and the planchet when the coin was struck. The difference here is that the incuse areas on the coin do not show any displaced metal around them. Click on the picture for a larger image ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/03/2023 5:50 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
cudrunner4 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/04/2023 4:43 pm Thank you all for your replies! Your knowledge is impressive and much appreciated! I have so much to learn! Report this Post to the Staff
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