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New Member
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Hello all. Incredibly green newbie here with a newfound fascination & interest in the world of coin collecting and all things related. Please forgive my ignorance of proper terms used & the vast amount of skills I currently lack. I'm very motivated to educate myself & most grateful for any/all shared knowledge & guidance received.&  Post #2 I came across this very circulated & worn 1941 Jefferson nickel that has weird indentions on both the obverse and reverse sides. I've not seen these before. It appears there's no mint mark but I'm unsure given the coin is so worn. I see a couple more things that might be off but honestly don't know what the heck I'm looking at & for. I would greatly appreciate some feedback aas to what these indentions are and how they are properly referenced. If there's any approximate value to the coin I'd be appreciative of that info as well. Unfortunately I have no background on the coin. It was a pocket change find. Please let me know if there's additional information that I might be able to provide to help my inquiry.     |
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Moderator
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@tiff, those circular depressions are definitely mechanical damage, perhaps as a result of this nickel being used for target practice with a BB gun.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree--appears to be post-strike damage of a 'mechanical' nature.
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Bedrock of the Community
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  to the CCF! |
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BB gun target? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Agree with BB gun damage.
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New Member
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That makes sense. I was really stumped on this one. Thank you for your help! Much appreciated. &  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree, just damage. PMD. Errers and Varietys.
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to the CCF You coin was minted in Philadelphia. Agree those circular marks are post-mint damage of some sort. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to the CCF and bb gun. Did it to my share of them in the 60s . Before 68 the MM was on the reverse right side bottom of the Monticello. If you look, it's there. It took a hit from one of the bbs. |
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Valued Member
United States
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I used to bullseye womp rats with my 760 back home. They're not much bigger than a nickel...
one of the first 'oddities' I found was a '64 nickel that had similar damage, at first I thought, well, maybe ball bearings came out of something during the process... but then I thought about it for a while and came to the conclusion that it was a shotgun target (maybe a .22, much bigger dents than yours). if I remember right, it was on both sides, and I could see that the metal was deformed slightly on the other side. probably been going on since annie oakley... have fun searching and learning (like me).
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07/25/2023 8:51 pm
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