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Valued Member
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Forum Dad
 United States
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It's all wear and damage.
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Valued Member
 United States
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It's the same thickness as a 2016 nichel  |
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Forum Dad
United States
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It's all wear and damage..
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Valued Member
United States
338 Posts |
Oh, I liked it. Definitely see. It's where it's been 9 years in circulation, and so it was one that I just sent that was the same. Thickness in circulation, it doesn't make sense
But I'm just wondering if this came from the mint this way
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Forum Dad
United States
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Not a chance. You seriously can't see that this coin has been through hell?
Tell me what would do this during the minting process.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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But I'm just wondering if this came from the mint this way This never left the Mint in this condition. This appears to be the result of boredom and sandpaper. The lack of sand scratches is probably from ten years of circulation. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Im sure the way it looks did not leave the mint that way it been in circultion. What I am asking is is possible that a weak strike happened before it left? Now what if the weight is the same what would be your answer? I'm not looking for a value dont care just intrested in the possibilty?
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Pillar of the Community
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It's all wear and damage.. |
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United States
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No it did not come from the mint that way. The rims are completely gone, even the proto rim from the upsetting mill - which is done BEFORE the striking of the planchet into a coin.
the Dies that strike a coin are slightly convex and consequently, the coin struck by it will be slightly convex in the center. THAT is why the Monticello building it still there when the coin owner (mutilator) had the coin in his hands. He most likely used sand paper of a fine grit and reduced the edges.
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Oh and by the way - looking at your tiny side by side image of the 2 nickels, the one on the right (the coin you are presenting) is VISIBLY skinnier than the one on the left. And yes, I can see that the left coin is not damaged as the rim is clearly visible.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's not a mint error. It's been damaged after it left the U.S. Mint. Doesn't matter how it happened as damage is damage.
Errers and Varietys.
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm just kinda curious that some of these coins have been certified, that wouldn't even fit in a coin wrapper had left the mint, and made it into somebody's pocket. And it's worth thousands of dollars. Ll and everything I post is always a dryer, find which I don't care. But I'm just amazed how these odd looking.Coins and shapes have actually reached the public and made it through the mit made it through the bank. A conspiracy I say l o l
Happy New Year's. I'm wanna throw in my cow on this. I'm wasting too much of my time. Looking for errors, I only started to doing this because I was filling up coin books for my granddaughters, so they remember what money used to look like. I'm gonna leave this up to you guys. Happy New Year. I'm not gonna waste your time anymore, but thank you for all your input. It's been educational
But a few of you out there are kind of rude. Do you know who you are lol
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Forum Dad
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I'm just kinda curious that some of these coins have been certified, that wouldn't even fit in a coin wrapper had left the mint, and made it into somebody's pocket. That's because they leave the mint in bags, not wrappers.  That's the biggest bag, called a Ballistic Bag. Moved by forklifts. FYI, that's where the famous "reed mark errors" happen, which tons of people swear is a mint error. |
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Posted 01/02/2026 08:47 am
