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New Member
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   Could you please tell me about this Nickel? It has a marking on the Reserve in between the words United States. It weighs 5.08 grams. It has me a bit confused. Could this possibly be counterfeit? Thank you!
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Moderator
 United States
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 Great photos,what are you using? Is that mark incuse or raised? Does not look like a fake to me. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3535 Posts |
Looks like a normal '46 Nickel in very nice condition. Doubtful that it is counterfeit.
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New Member
 United States
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Thank you for the compliment, John1! I am only using my phone to take pics and edit them. The mark seems to be incused.    |
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Moderator
United States
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the nickel as a whole looks ok, can you get up a better image of that thing on the reverse?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4135 Posts |
Coin is legit, that mark could be a strike thru.
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Moderator
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
6483 Posts |
Also take a pic of the outside edge near that feature. I don't see any obvious gripper marks on the obverse from a vise or other crushing damage. The dented area could be a strikethrough or planchet divot, but is most likely to be PSD or PMD. |
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New Member
United States
34 Posts |
I can try!    The smaller I tried to make the pic, the blurrier it got. |
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's a real coin. That area in question could be a Struck Through error.
Errers and Varietys.
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New Member
United States
34 Posts |
If it were PMD, then, why is the "mark" underneath the D and not over it? |
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Moderator
United States
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Either a struck through or a defective planchet before strike. Either way, little if any premium in case you were wondering. John1 |
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New Member
United States
34 Posts |
No, not really, but, thanks John1! Just wasn't sure on this one. I guess I'll take it to a coin shop to where they can examine it in person and see what's up with it. I just hang on to certain coins. Whether being DD, RPM or "nice" like my nickel! &  Something I got in to during the Pandemic. My husband still puts his change on the bed and I take pics of each one and zoom in lol! Thank you to all for replying! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The smaller I tried to make the pic, the blurrier it got. There is a minimum focal distance for all mobile devices. The approach that works best is to get a good focus at whatever distance is necessary, and then crop the picture to the interesting area. Zooming seems to lower the resolution way more than cropping, and it is also more sensitive to tiny movements of the device. |
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New Member
United States
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Ok, thank you! I will try that when I get home later.
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Posted 10/28/2024 11:19 am
