Post your nickels

I'm talking denomonition and or composition, so no Trimes allowed(J/K). 5c, 3c, doesn't matter. Show us your best & worst examples. Toned, blast white, dug from a pit in the back yard! I'll start!




Pics are taken on my new Celestron dig microscope @ a higher resolution, so they should blow up nicely!:yes: It's a great scope(Better than the V-micro one), but the lights don't turn off so all pics are shot at a slight angle.
Sorry if a duplicate thread, I didn't any others when searching.

 

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My favorite one, 1867 with RPD & multiple die cracks & some good honest wear. I almost lost her for a few days, but the other party was kind enough to let me trade some 40% to get her back.

 

1940 d

 

Can't wait to throw a couple up on here after work. Nice original Jeffersons and an honest worn shield!

 

Post your nickels? All of them? Uh, OK



This was last updated on January 1st, 2012 and there have been some upgrades since then. To see the enlarged photos and upgraded examples including my new 1943/2-P NGC MS67, click the link below that will take you to my NGC registry set.

 

Yeesh! Can we say "buffet for the eyes"?!?

 

Once again, Lehigh, you have got my heart with those colors! Where's the jealous emoticon?

Here's my few:







and more nickel

 

BTW Zach, that 1950-D should be the poster child for why strike designations do not equate to a well struck coin. Here is the poster child for a well struck coin that has no steps.

 

Here ya go

 

Geez, Lehigh. That is a lot to absorb. I'll go one at a time on mine, LOL. Bummer about the steps. The 50-D lacks a good clean sharp strike, but has superb "Ghosting" in hand
She has a few hits, but good steps.

 

A couple more......

 

Wow Jarhead, amazing buffs. How robust is the toning on your 13-D in hand?

 

What is "ghosting"?

 

You may know it as a heavy die transfer. It's when the luster resembles the the other face of the coin.

 

Very nice luster so it looks great up close.

 

This centime has a little bit of "ghosting" on the reverse.

 

Found while roll searching:

Mis aligned Die 1977 nickel


1938S I found

 

OK, where is the ghosting on the OP's coin? It looks normal to me and the excessive die wear must be hiding it.

 

I can *sort of* see it. I wouldn't classify it as ghosting based on the pictures, though.

 

Is it similar to the "halo effect" found on many Jefferson Nickels?