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New Member
United States
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Edited by nocomment
03/23/2011 7:01 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
601 Posts |
Definitely a damaged coin, all kinds of damaged. But not an error of any kind.
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New Member
 United States
36 Posts |
The only thing that would have me thinking twice is that the coin is wider in diamiter and only about 70% of the depth plus the coin is a nickel and this looks like it was readed on one side.. makes me think there could be more to the coin but you could be 100% correct. thanks for the OP.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Vise job. Not sure about th edge but doesn't look reeded. Some kind of hand tool damage...maybe?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Almost looks like an attempt to make a quarter?
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New Member
United States
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Thats what I'm saying coop!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4897 Posts |
It is not struck on a quarter planchet if that is waht you are saying nocomment. You said it ways 4.8 grams. A nickel is 5 grams and a quarter is 6.25 grams. So regardless of what someone was trying to make it is PMD not a mint error. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd have to agree with you Coop- I've seen cents shaved down to dime size, makes sense......but geez, who wants to work for half an hour to gain 20 cents?! I think some people will do anything to cheat a vending machine.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
601 Posts |
But for clarification- is there anyone who thinks this is anything but damage? I see nothing but several forms of intentional mangling, In my own (humble?) opinion.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Probably someone with a lot of time on his hands? 10-20 years?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4897 Posts |
WOW! Just reread my post. Sorry for the sloppy English. LOL
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Valued Member
United States
102 Posts |
Tell me how you came to this coin? in the form of bank plastic wrap or paper or change?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
601 Posts |
If the coin was struck by nickel dies- and obviously it's a Jefferson, then there's no possible way that it could become reeded in the striking process.
Nickel dies have a collar die that is smooth, not reeded.
A die technician couldn't attach a reeded collar if he wanted to.
The coin was not struck this way, the smooshed, flattened detail is from being flattened.
The extra diameter is from being flattened.
The the thin appearance of the planchet is from being flattened.
What caused the reeded appearance? I took home economics instead of metal shop, I couldn't tell you. lol
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Pillar of the Community
Mexico
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I want to say that this coin was used as a spacer on a piece of rotating equipment. Imagine a shaft rotating in a shallow "cup" of some sort with this nickel at the end of the shaft. The pressure would somehow smash the nickel, mostly around the edge where it makes contact with the "cup." I would further imagine that it was discarded when it became too worn to serve it's purpose.
Again, just theory.
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Valued Member
United States
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Look at the nose on Jefferson. I vote someone's aborted hobo nickel project.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Interesting, we use coins all the time to fill a space. I remember using a penny in a fuse box until I could get a new fuse.
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Posted 03/23/2011 6:31 pm
out what happened to this coin to make it what it is today.. so my question for you all is ""What is this "thing"?"
and if you can help then I will be
to your super knowledge and I will be
with a little of this
... but seriously please help! lol
