Never Seen A Jefferson Nickel Like It!?!?!?

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unnkown95 Valued Member United States 297 Posts	Posted 01/08/2010 8:55 pm i will try and post pics tomorrow around 5:00pm but let me describe it to you.. the reverse is normal with light wear, but on the obverse I guess it was struck weakly because you can barely make out Jeffersons portrait but after some time I finally could read the date and mint mark its a 2000p, its almost mirror like but there is a faint portrait am I correct is this just a weak strike> if anyone know about this could you post a value? Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/08/2010 9:06 pm A weak strike would be weak on both sides. A couple possibilities of what you may have are a coin Struck Through Grease or struck through a capped die but it cannot be determined for certain without pics. Report this Post to the Staff
unnkown95 Valued Member United States 297 Posts	Posted 01/08/2010 9:08 pm ok so that elimintaes weak strike because the reverse look complete normal with slight wear I thought it might be struck trough grease, but I wasnt sure and this is my first error coin I've ever found so I'm jumping to conclusions Report this Post to the Staff
numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 01/08/2010 11:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/10/2010 11:03 am The difference between a weak strike and grease filled strike is evident on the outside edge of the die. a trial strike leaves no edges on the outside edge of the die. Grease Fill dies will show that mark. The grease filled strike has the edge of the die present next to the rim. Here is an example of a capped die. Note the only side affected is the obverse. The reverse is normal. So an image will help to see what you have. Don't spend it. You will kick yourself for a long time if you don't! Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 01/10/2010 3:56 pm It'll take images of this one to tell much of anything, unfortunately. Report this Post to the Staff
unnkown95 Valued Member United States 297 Posts	Posted 01/11/2010 3:03 pm ok so I have pictures from a scanner but the problem is the coin is much smaller than the surface of the scanner if you know what I mean so I have to zoom in a bunch to see the coin, is there any way I can zoom in on the coin and save the picture like that? because our 12megapixel digital camera is to hard to take pictures of coins with Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 01/11/2010 3:14 pm Look at the help in your scanning software for "crop", then crop the coin from the rest of the scanner bed. Report this Post to the Staff
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