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i have seen that before and I ASSUMED it is a late die state
i am no expert so I hope they will chime in soon
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Pillar of the Community
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Great question, I came across a bunch like this too, just assumed it wasn't anything. Can anyone shed some light? :)
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It might be circulation damage, coin wrapper damage or VLDS or a combination of all. The devices I can see if theyr are lines flowing aroound the devices. I did not the top of the head looks like something that may have affect the rest of the coin. Is it wider than normal? Someone may have squeezed it between two pieces of leather? Hard to tell from images provided. Usually on LVDS coins you can see the die flow in the fields. I think I can see it on the mint mark area on the first image. But the angle of the last two images makes it appear flat. I don't feel it is a doubled die as their is no spread, just a squashed look. So I'm unsure. Reverse images might reveal more?
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Pillar of the Community
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Here are a couple of more closeups of the coin in question.   |
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Coop, It is the same size as a normal nickel. Here are new pics of the whole obverse and reverse.   |
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I think the question is that the year "2000" (and text) is wider in one and thinner in another.
Sine we have a lot of small things in coins that could be worth a lot, I (like coop I am sure) think that the more noticeable difference in the "boldness" of the two texts may be something?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Almost looks like it was used in a slot machine or vending machine for a long time.
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Pillar of the Community
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Nobody knows the answer to this? I might want to go dig out the nickels I "discarded" thinking it was just some reason it happened.
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Seal, I think this will just have to be counted as a "nothing." I wish there was some knowledge around this. I have already tossed mine. Maybe I should have kept them :S
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Pillar of the Community
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Error coin writer and researcher.
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Mike, I appreciate the answer, and it does make sense. Knowing that the 2000-D is second on the list of most minted nickel, leads me to this question. Does the mint have a specific number of dies they use each year, and is that number the same every year? If so, would that mean you would see more Die Deterioration from the years where minting was much higher than those we deam "lower mintage" numbers? |
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I haven't made a comparison between Die Deterioration, total mintage, and total number of dies used. But it is clear that some years feature more cases of severe Die Deterioration than others. 1983 was a big year. They were just not replacing the dies in a timely fashion during that year, at least for nickels and quarters. Error coin writer and researcher.
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Thanks, I just thought they might be a connection.
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