Thread: 1970 D nickel struck through grease?

went to the bank for work yesterday and they put a roll of unopened 1970-D nickels in my change order, so naturally i bought the roll. after looking through my red book i realised these coins were worth nothing so i decided to crack open the roll and check through all the coins. then i stumbled across this guy and figured id keep it seperate in a 2x2. i am wondering if i am correct about this being struck through grease, and i am fully aware that this "error" doesnt commend a premium. but still going to be a keeper regardless.


thanks,
chris

From what I see, I'd say it's just wear.

how would it wear being in a roll for 40+ yrs? dont get me wrong, i am learning about this stuff. just inquiring

It may have been a roll of 1970 nickels put together by a collector.

ok, just thought that it was stg due to the e in cents being barely visible and stuff around it was halfway raised. Paid fv for roll so either way

Btw this was a crimped roll and paper was definitly old. All coins matched with luster and condition. Also 1978 was written on roll so im assuming that it was put together that year from a previous unopened roll issued when coins were minted

Looks like normal dinks,scratches, wear and tear to me

Originally Posted by coinrookie85

Btw this was a crimped roll and paper was definitly old. All coins matched with luster and condition. Also 1978 was written on roll so im assuming that it was put together that year from a previous unopened roll issued when coins were minted

They could have been made yesterday for all you know

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TWIST-N-AND-...item51a0892b61

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1000-Antique...item20c4d14047

I guess you would have to open the roll yourselves to understand these were never in circulation to have normal wear and tear. Either way I know its not struck through grease now. Thanks for the info

True dsmith. I know for a fact it wasnt made yesterday, but 5 years 2 years ago I cant argue with that. IMO these coins have not see circulation and if they did, someone pulled them right off the shelf and kept them...but who knows im probably wrong....

The person who rolled it may have pulled out the best grade and replaced it with a spender just to keep the roll full. Who knows.

Stranger things have happened. I've opened mint bags where almost every coin had greasy black fingerprints all over them.

Are the steps struck through grease? It should be missing some details. If you did find this in a bank wrapped roll, it would be an error. I know there is an error called excessive mint damage. Grease strike through idk?

Heres a grease struck through nickel I have in my collection.

Originally Posted by coinrookie85

how would it wear being in a roll for 40+ yrs? dont get me wrong, i am learning about this stuff. just inquiring

A coin could be in circulation only a few months and show that kind of wear. Nobody knows how it all got put together. The only thing I can decipher from the photo, is that this is not from a mint BU roll or bag. It's been around the block a few times.

Will take picture of obverse

Ive seen similar "nicks" and scratches on other uncirculated strike throughs. I have a quarter strike through that I found in a sealed bank roll. I submitted it to NGC and it never got an ms grade. It didnt get a grade period. Just the error acknowledgement.