1983-D Nickel Weird Lettering On Back

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Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 05/09/2011 6:16 pm I am not going to speculate because I am always wrong...lol...but the Nickel appears to be in great shape but the lettering of the United States of America and the Building is doubled. I think it is really bad MD but what do you think? (ok I guess I did speculate...lol) Worth keeping? Whats up with the "T and E" in the word STATES? Edited by Jayman931 05/09/2011 6:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff

HeadsIWin Valued Member United States 260 Posts	Posted 05/09/2011 10:24 pm Could this be deterioration or damage at the mint? Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 05/09/2011 11:14 pm I am unsure....parts of it look like MD but some of the letters look wrong. Maybe Die Deterioration...I am a novice. Report this Post to the Staff
Peaceman Valued Member United States 434 Posts	Posted 05/10/2011 01:03 am The 1983 pennies I've seen mostly have a distorted surface to begin with. Most are concave on the front which would lead to the lettering I would suspect but I too am a novice.... others.... Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 05/10/2011 01:19 am @Peaceman- Its a 83 Nickel. (I didn't know if you mispoke or didn't see it in the title) Its definitely not concave. I guess parts specifically talking about are: Picture 1- The "T" and the "E"...the backs of the letters should go straight up and then have a Serif pointing back.. Pic 2- The "F" is exhibiting the same characteristics Pic 3- The far right of the building shows what could be doubling? As well as the part to the left of the edge... Pic 4- The "R" "I" "C" "A" are either MD or Doubled and they look pretty bad.... The coin front and back is in great condition except where the pictures show otherwise... Edited by Jayman931 05/10/2011 01:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
copper nickel daddy Pillar of the Community United States 2224 Posts	Posted 05/10/2011 07:34 am A great deal of nickels show heavy Die Deterioration due to the face that cupro-nickel is a very hard composite metal, and the planchets tend to wear the dies out rapidly. And the Mint will use the dies until they basically fall apart. So, you will notice a lot of nickels have distorted details, which is a sign of Die Deterioration. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 05/10/2011 08:20 am This is classic Die Deterioration Doubling for a nickel. Report this Post to the Staff
KenRingold Pillar of the Community United States 594 Posts	Posted 05/10/2011 10:04 am It's not a D. Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 05/10/2011 11:31 am @kenringold-Why do you say that? I am staring at the D on the obverse side... Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 05/10/2011 11:40 am 931- I think it's a reference to the PLURIDUS nickel that forum management thinks will disappear if they keep poofing posts. Thus, the pot stirring. Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 05/10/2011 11:43 am So....this is MD and Die Deterioration Report this Post to the Staff
pfriddle Valued Member United States 151 Posts	Posted 05/15/2011 5:11 pm I'm no expert either but I thought the split serifs in the first picture make it a real doubled die. Report this Post to the Staff
west point coinage New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 06/28/2011 07:40 am I think it could have been doble struck. Was that coin gold? Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 06/28/2011 12:51 pm Not gold, just bad lighting. Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2737 Posts	Posted 06/28/2011 4:06 pm This does appear to be Die Deterioration Doubling. If you look at the I of AMERICA, you'll see that puffy, irregular doubling surrounds it. It's a classic look. But DDD can also appear on just one side of a letter. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
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