1941 Nickel Post Mint Damage Or Zombie Coin?

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MintPenny Valued Member United States 74 Posts	Posted 01/17/2024 5:37 pm Just found this creepy looking coin while coin roll hunting. I really like it because it is just so odd looking but was wondering if this is just post mint damage or something else. Thanks for any ideas what cause this nickel to look so weird. Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73698 Posts	Posted 01/17/2024 5:45 pm My vote is PMD. Probably acid damage. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24947 Posts	Posted 01/17/2024 6:00 pm MintPenny, what is the weight of your coin? It almost looks like a counterfeit. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
MintPenny Valued Member United States 74 Posts	Posted 01/17/2024 6:02 pm It weighs 4.86 g Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19118 Posts	Posted 01/17/2024 6:03 pm Post-strike damage, yes. Possible exposure to intense heat. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 01/17/2024 7:42 pm Looks like someone took it to a wire brush wheel. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94786 Posts	Posted 01/17/2024 8:19 pm it does look a wirs wheel was taken to it. but no matter it is PMD 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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/17/2024 8:29 pm Zombie coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34395 Posts	Posted 01/17/2024 9:35 pm Mechanical, chemical, or heat damage (and possibly a combination of them), so not a mint error. Those do look a bit like heavy flow lines, but I agree that they aren't. "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
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/18/2024 04:24 am Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6460 Posts	Posted 01/18/2024 08:48 am Spence, it might be original tiny Die Deterioration lines eaten into huge features by corrosion. The heat theory seems like a good one, too. Brains? Report this Post to the Staff
MintPenny Valued Member United States 74 Posts	Posted 01/18/2024 12:49 pm I was thinking some form of Die Deterioration. I saw online somewhere there was a quarter that showed extreme Die Deterioration that looked sort of like this but I can't find it any more. The flow lines look like some I've found online but much more extreme. Thanks for all the info. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/18/2024 12:58 pm I do not see this coin as a die issue. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 01/18/2024 5:13 pm If it was Die Deterioration The whole coin would be effected. The Northwest area on the reverse has been less effected. And the west side of the obverse less effected, that's where they held onto the coin when they took it to the wire wheel. Report this Post to the Staff
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