Is This An Error...maybe A Grease Filled Die?

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MINT_MARQ Pillar of the Community United States 1000 Posts	Posted 03/20/2011 4:43 pm So I rolled searched a box of nickels for the first time...and I have to say it was quite boring... I found nothing until the last three rolls...And then I found a dateless Buffalo And than this 1999 nickel. The reverse is in AU to BU condition the obverse looks ugly. At first glance I thought damage...but considering the back I am think an error...maybe a Grease Filled Die. Any opinions (I took three pics of the obverse to try to capture different light angles)? Report this Post to the Staff

td5173 Pillar of the Community United States 565 Posts	Posted 03/20/2011 7:13 pm It looks like worn dies to me. The experts will know for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
chris12018 Pillar of the Community United States 2130 Posts	Posted 03/20/2011 7:22 pm Possibly Struck Through Grease. Report this Post to the Staff
warsumm Valued Member United States 121 Posts	Posted 03/20/2011 7:37 pm eh, I'm gonna give it a shot and say worn dies, VERY worn. I can see that "wrinkled skin" look on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
harrison2 Pillar of the Community Mexico 1304 Posts	Posted 03/20/2011 9:54 pm Can't say about the Nickel, but those are great photos!! ;) Report this Post to the Staff
schnauzer Valued Member United States 212 Posts	Posted 03/21/2011 01:47 am Really! How do you take such awesome photos? Report this Post to the Staff
MINT_MARQ Pillar of the Community United States 1000 Posts	Posted 03/21/2011 07:42 am Thanks.... These were taken with my wife's Canon Rebel SLR...sitting on my porch. Coin is on a piece of white paper and it was a overcast 42 degree day in Michigan. If anything I would probably give most of the credit for a good photo to the camera. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/21/2011 11:06 am Well it is both. The dies that struck the nickel are in the LDS/VLDS die state. And the coin has a struck through error on both sides. The reverse has less great affect to it. I would save that one. When they get extreme, people do collect them. Report this Post to the Staff
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