1972-D Jefferson Nickel With Strange Folded Metal.

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Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6505 Posts	Posted 04/06/2024 3:26 pm Every once in a while, I find nickels like this during my coin roll hunts. That is definitely metal folded between the rim and the lettering. I can't move it with a bamboo skewer, so it isn't dirt or debris. I don't think the feature was caused by Wrapping Machine Damage, unless the scrapes were worn smooth by circulation. I was under the impression that rim fins happen to the outside edge of the rim, by pushing rim metal between the die and the collar. So what is this thing, exactly? If memory serves, it seems to happen on 1970s nickels, although I think I've seen it on 1964 nickels as well. Edited by Brandmeister 04/06/2024 3:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6505 Posts	Posted 04/06/2024 3:39 pm Doing some more reading. Possible it is a rolling fold a.k.a. a blanking burr. The blank punch is dull and doesn't cut cleanly through the sheet metal. This leaves a fin of metal protruding upwards, which is then folded over by the upset mill. However, the examples I am seeing have the lettering struck directly into the folded metal. It seems unusual here that the metal appears folded over the lettering after the letters are fully formed (although maybe that isn't the case, I don't know enough about planchet formation to say that for certain). Edit: added full obverse and reverse pics. Maybe Gumball Machine Damage? The letters have taken some scraping. Edited by Brandmeister 04/06/2024 3:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96071 Posts	Posted 04/06/2024 3:56 pm just like a rolled-over Rim Fin on a Lincoln Cent... nice find. 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 6505 Posts	Posted 04/06/2024 5:17 pm I hadn't been searching for other denominations, just nickels. So the Rim Fin forms during striking, and then gets folded over and crushed by circulation? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96071 Posts	Posted 04/06/2024 5:51 pm Yes, that is correct. 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
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74188 Posts	Posted 04/06/2024 5:51 pm Rim Fin maybe? Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2737 Posts	Posted 04/06/2024 11:20 pm This is simply post-strike damage. Metal has been relocated from the edge and rim of the coin toward the peripheral letters in the form of a thin apron. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6505 Posts	Posted 04/06/2024 11:28 pm Works for me. Thanks for the explanation, Mike! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188440 Posts	Posted 04/08/2024 11:45 am Interesting find! 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
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