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Went to put it in a capsule but it would have pushed the lid back off. Seriously though, what am I looking at here? Lamination just seems improbable. How could it have significant wear and stay retained like that? So; boredom and a pair of pliers? Perhaps the former led to the latter? Interesting keeper either way! Edited title to state lamination, as I doubt anyone is here for springs      Edited by MintedNotPrinted
01/27/2026 12:11 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Absolutely a lamination - and a very interesting one indeed!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice Lamination! Maybe someone used pliers to lift it up?
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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WOW!  Maybe it finally got caught on a thread in someone's pocket and got pulled out?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Hondo, Errers, snailking, thank you! I was having a hard time believing my eyes... I picked it raw from a bulk bin like this. 82 years and hanging on by a thread  Edited by MintedNotPrinted
01/27/2026 12:10 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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82 years and hanging on by a thread Crazy good lamination error. Could have been in a collection until a recent coin dump and you were lucky enough to be the one to "Re-Find" it. |
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It's a lamination for sure. Might have had some human assistance to become so peeled up, though we'll never know. Nice find.  Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Pillar of the Community
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Very cool lam! Nice find!
Edited by Mrhakfbacon
01/27/2026 06:39 am
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wow that nickel exploded like popcorn  very cool looking Now you need to see if you have an RPM as well... |
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Thank you, everyone! Marv65, I'm sure you're right, there's no way this was "in the wild" all that time. -makecents-, great eye, I missed that!  |
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Outstanding example! |
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It likely did not leave the mint like it. Wear and tear probably worked on the planchet flaw, eventually resulting in this.
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Oriole, indeed, something had to have popped it after it saw years of circulation.
Now, were it MS, that would be something else entirely!
I must say, that thin layer of metal is much more rigid and durable than I'd expected. You won't see me pick at it, but it's pretty stable.
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