2000 Nickel / Smooth Jefferson & Smooth Monticello

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Worth1t New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 11:50 am I have a 2000 Jefferson nickel that possibly has 2 (RARE?) errors & need help/advice. I've seen many posts over the years with coins that appear to be errors, but are advised that they are post-mint damaged. I'm no pro, but I'm 95% sure that is NOT the case with this coin. 1) OBVERSE: Jefferson's head is smooth & shiny ... but with MANY scratches. 2) REVERSE: Monticello is smooth & shiny; "background" (?) is grey vs the normal shiny. Thanks for any advice. Report this Post to the Staff

Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 12:00 pm Purposeful Post Mint damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74456 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 12:14 pm To CCF! It's been sanded down. Not an error. PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 12:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19173 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 12:57 pm Post-strike damage--abraded. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6535 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 1:23 pm I have a little plastic jar of similar nickels from coin roll hunting. Someone carefully sanded the bust and the building. Possibly the start of a hobo nickel, most likely just someone practicing their sanding skills. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 1:27 pm Deliberately defaced. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Sharks Pillar of the Community Canada 1766 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 2:11 pm @Worth1t Just a badly damaged coin, sorry. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96598 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 2:40 pm this is an intentionally damaged (sanded) coin. 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
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 2:42 pm to the Community! 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
Worth1t New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 4:12 pm Thanks everyone. The sanding does explain the excessive scratches to surface. Disappointing ... I thought I was going to finally turn my shed into a micro mini house ... lol! Anyway - it's been a learning opportunity as well. I have a couple of others I'll post about later. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 5:34 pm Sorry you didn't find anything of value, but I am guessing you are getting your ideas of what the hobby really collects from ebay auctions or click bait youtube videos. There are more ebay auctions in one day wrongly calling their coins error coins than the entire number of REAL error coins sold at Heritage Auctions in the last 2 decades! People are not only getting misinformed, but they are being taken for a ride. When trying to re-sell they get the bad news. Some sellers don't know any better, and some are out to milk the misinformed public. Looking for random anomalies on coins and hoping they match up to something collectable will take you a lot more time, wasted effort, and disappointment repeatedly finding out you have nothing but post mint damage, useless Machine Doubling, Die Deterioration, or minor insignificant imperfections (etc.). Spend some initial time at places like error-ref.com, doubleddie.com, varietyvista.com, conecaonline.org, coppercoins.com etc. to find what actual and collectable coin errors look like. A good way to start is, for instance, separate a bunch of pennies by date. Go to varietyvista.com and, date by date, use the reference there to see what errors are known for that specific coin/mint mark. Look for those specific errors/varieties using the pictures provided. After doing this for awhile you will KNOW what an actual error looks like and not have to waste time on face value and damaged coins. :) BTW, looking for coins of value is not going to bring you very much extra money or all the collectors on this forum would be rich. The get rich quick idea is part of the ebay fed fallacy. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 5:49 pm to the CCF and Keep looken. Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10563 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 6:30 pm Right - as stated - ground or sanded purposely. Report this Post to the Staff
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