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2010-D Jefferson Nickel - Very Strange Mushy Reverse

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 Posted 08/30/2011  9:56 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add CaptainFwiffo to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Alright, I've had this one in my "" pile for a couple weeks. I've never seen anything like it. The obverse of the coin is completely normal, typical circulated 2010-D nickel. But the reverse looks really mushy, like the die was out of focus or something. It's got the normal amount of gloss and luster that I'd associate with a 2010-D nickel, but it's uniformly mushy.

2010-D-Jefferson-Nickel---Very-Strange-Mushy-Reverse

The following pictures are not out of focus!

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2010-D-Jefferson-Nickel---Very-Strange-Mushy-Reverse

2010-D-Jefferson-Nickel---Very-Strange-Mushy-Reverse

My first thought was Struck Through Grease, but the effect is completely uniform, which I've never seen. It appears to be fully struck - all the features are present and more-or-less full depth, just mushy. You can also see depressed "shadows" of some devices like the lettering. Both the high and lowest relief details are affected the same way.

Another thought was that it was struck through a thin late-stage die cap (the reverse die is the hammer now IIRC), but would it produce features this uniform? Maybe struck through some thin, flat object, like a sheet of plastic?

It doesn't look like PMD because there's no discoloration or big scratches or any other signs of abuse. I've also never seen a coin struck from a over-polished or late-state die look like this.

What's going on with this nickel?
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08/30/2011 9:58 pm
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 Posted 08/31/2011  09:12 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mikediamond to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This is an incuse form of Die Deterioration Doubling that more often occurs on State Quarters. Definitely worth keeping for its instructional value.
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 Posted 08/31/2011  09:39 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CaptainFwiffo to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Just a worn out die? That's a bummer. I wonder why I haven't seen a more intermediate stage on these new nickels.

Thanks for the information!
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 Posted 08/31/2011  10:03 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add fioti to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'd love to run across one! As Mike stated, a keeper.
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