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At last! After 35 weeks of examining $20 per week (14000 nickels!), I finally found a really solid mint error coin. This 1988-D nickel has a rather strong die clash. It is most evident as the O from the word Monticello behind Jefferson's head, and in the collar and ponytail lines clashed above the Monticello building. This particular die clash is not yet listed in the Mad Die Clashes catalog. The coin is currently soaking in some pure acetone. Hopefully that wad of gunk on the obverse will dissolve. Nickel overlay reference from MDC.com. I think the squiggles in front of Jefferson's eyes might be remnants of the M. I'm not sure if this is just a good strong typical die clash, or whether some factor would make it an atypical die clash. The pair of reverse pictures is intentional—even with the axial box, I have a hard time getting the light to fall evenly on the top (closest to the glass) than the bottom (furthest from the glass).     |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Awesome find, nice Die Clash!  Errers and Varietys.
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Fantastic find! I am glad you got your photo uploads working again.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Super find - great clash for a nickel.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice find, Brand!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Very nice indeed!
Edited by Coinfrog
02/20/2024 5:30 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Very nice. Did you find an attribution number for it? John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Brand. Really nice find. Looks like obverse got hit twice each a little off. In front of the eye/brow the M does line up twice. In back of the head the O really stands out. Down by the ribbon the roof looks like it hit twice. There's more in front of the face. I did an overlay with one of the strikes. If you would like I'll add it. I was going to send just the one but sorry I like fading the picture. The first one is your original. Check out just in front of the forehead you can barely see the bottom of F of FIVE. Both obverse and reverse really cool clashes.     Edited by RobO411
02/20/2024 9:36 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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First thing I checked. MDC lists no typical or atypical clashes for 1988-D 5c.
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Pillar of the Community
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If you would like I'll add it. Definitely! I had also noticed that on the reverse, it looked like it might have been hit twice on the left edge. There is a mark north of the T in Trust that might correspond to the E or D in United (or possibly the gap between them). There is a line near the S in States as well. It must have been quite a collision. |
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great clash - I love these events..
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Pillar of the Community
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Rob, I like the multiple levels of transparency on the overlay. Makes it easier to locate the clash features on the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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Congrats on a rally nice clash.
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