bob_99208

Hello all, any Jefferson nickel specialists, or otherwise knowledgable folks have an idea of what this might be? It's not the standard D over D, but there is definitely something here. I'd greatly appreciate your input.
I'm brand new to the site, but I think I got a photo through a loupe attached to this post.

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huntsman53

Bob,

Welcome to the Coin Talk Forum! We really need a close-up or a series of Close-up pictures of the Mintmark to be able to make any determination as to whether it is an RPM or not.


Frank

bob_99208

Thanks Frank, I'll try and get some better photos posted later today.

Jeff

jazzcoins

There is no signs of an RPM it looks like a form of lamination i zoomed in no RPM sorry

Jazzcoins Joe

bob_99208

Thank you for checking it out, Joe. I couldn't tell what it was. I had to clean it quite a bit to get it to show up this well.

foundinrolls

Hi,

Just some friendly advice....

First, the picture does not tell us what is going on so anything up to this point is guesswork.

Next, If the coin had any value whatsoever, that value would have been very negatively affected by cleaning the coin.

You don't really want to clean coins and if a picture is not really clear and done at a good angle, it is difficult to see what is there.

Have Fun,
Bill

jazzcoins

[quote=foundinrolls;497792]Hi,

Just some friendly advice....

First, the picture does not tell us what is going on so anything up to this point is guesswork.

Next, If the coin had any value whatsoever, that value would have been very negatively affected by cleaning the coin.

You don't really want to clean coins and if a picture is not really clear and done at a good angle, it is difficult to see what is there.


I do agree on this point with you foundinrolls . I want to show you since I transformed the pic a little ,now it is questionable there may be something there check it out, looks like a form of DDD on the MM with some lamination around the area . Here;s a pic how the mm should be if it was the horizontal mm second photo down, op's is the first pic

Jazz

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covert coins

Stupid Question.. What does RPM stand for and how does it occur? Also the same with lamination.. How is that distinquish and how does it occur.. thanks

desertgem

RPM stand for RePunched Mintmarks. Here is an url to explain in more detail.
http://overdate1.3.tripod.com/rpm/

Here is a site for lamination definition.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_coin_errors

Jim

nickelman

First welcome to the forum.
I'll have to agree with most statements sais so far. Really need to get a good pic to determine if there is something there or not.

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covert coins

Thanks desertgem.. those links were great. I think I got it now.

bob_99208

thank you all for your input. I gave up on this one after looking at it further. My humble opinion is that this is a corrosion issue most likely, though it still looks like something was there. the pic was the best I could get for this particular one. If I run across a better candidate I'll see what you all have to say.
Bob