1962-D Jefferson Nickel BU With Weird Eye.

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Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6507 Posts	Posted 09/12/2023 11:00 am I found this beauty during CRH a while back, and finally had time to check it out properly. The first two images are of a strange doubling or stretching around Jefferson's eye. The next two are the standard obverse and reverse. It's difficult to photograph the coin properly due to the extreme gleam. The final two pictures are a comparison to a circulated 1962-D nickel that is the typical faded gray color of all 60 year old nickels. It is puzzling how this other coin is so pristine. I almost thought that it had been plated, but the features are super sharp under magnification and the weight is precisely 5.00g. A few steps are visible on Monticello, which I would assume might be filled in during silver plating. There does appear to be a bit of a halo around Jefferson and Monticello that could be a result of die polishing. I would call the coin BU, but there does seem to be a touch of wear on Jefferson's hair and a few nicks around the jawline. My Finds: 1944-D 1c FS-101 / 1941-S 5c FS-501 / 1946-S 1c IMM FS-501 / 2001-P 25c WDDR-003 / 1946 5c FS-801 / 2020-P 5c WDDR #1 / 2020-P 5c WDDR #2 / 2019-P 5c WDDR-004 / 2019-P 5c WDDR-048 / 2014-P 5c WDDR-015 / 2020-P VDDR-003 / 1938 5c WDDR-003 Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74237 Posts	Posted 09/12/2023 11:18 am I see some die flow lines on his face, so it makes me wonder if it's from Die Deterioration? Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7512 Posts	Posted 09/12/2023 11:19 am I agree , result of a very worn Die. Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 09/12/2023 11:20 am agree with the others Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6507 Posts	Posted 09/12/2023 11:30 am DDD is definitely a possibility. The reverse shows softness in many areas, for example, the M and last O of Monticello. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/12/2023 11:31 am DDD John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/12/2023 11:50 am Same. Nice closeup shots. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96250 Posts	Posted 09/12/2023 5:47 pm some sort of slide doubling? Very nice images of it. 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 6507 Posts	Posted 09/12/2023 7:16 pm It's odd. The lettering has clear radial flow lines, but the fields are quite flat. Tonight I am going to try rotating the coin relative to the light source, and also angling the lens relative to the surface. I think DDD is a workable theory, and even if it were die polishing, that might not be possible to tell apart after 61 years. Report this Post to the Staff
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