Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster. Have a couple nickels I picked up CRH'in recently and was looking for some help to see if there errors or PMD? Hope the pics are good anough for you to see. The first one is of what I think is a clipped planchet. the second is of the same coin butted up against another nickel, (my second error question coin). The third and fourth are of the 2005 buff reverse. Is it a cud/die crack, something else or PMD? Thankks for any help you can provide!
If you need any other photos let me know. New camera and I'm getting used to it. Here's one more of the Buff.
I would guess first is indeed a clip, but 2nd looks (from your pics) like glue on the coin. Can you get any better shots of the 2nd one?
I will try to get better pics of the second coin. It's definately "not" glue (if the reddish brown part is what you're looking at, thats not the part I'm asking about ). I'm looking at the 2 o'clock position running back through the horns and the area from the far left leg that runs up through the body???? Edited, not glue. Up to late when I made this reply, lol.
Lol. I meant that part, too... looks like glue dried on the coin, making a line at the edges of the glue blob. It happens a lot. If it's NOT that, then I would need better pictures to give any guesses
1st Nickel- Genuine mint error. Apx. 5% Curved Clipped Planchet. :thumb: 2nd Nickel- Looks like it may have been struck on a defective planchet/planchet missing partial clad layer, but it's tough to tell. It's safer to say that the coin has come in contact with chemicals that may have eroded away a portion of the clad-layered surface. -Brian
nickels don't have the clad layers like our other coins do. I would say this is dried up glue or some other gunk dried on this coin.
I don't see any Blakesly Effect on the opposite side of the obverse on the clip. The clip itself looks to have slightly rough edges which makes me think it was cut by some other tool. I was thinking that the KS nickel might have been a partially retained strikethrough, but it doesn't make sense that it would go over the head of the bison but under the horn. Something isn't right. Chris
Hi all, thanks for your replies. It's definately not glue. I was up a little late wen I made the reply earlier. I'll try and get more pics up this afternoon. Any type of premium on a clipped planchet? I was only able to find one on ebay and it had a BIN or starting bid of $45.00 which seemed really high but I dont know much about errors.
I agree with you about the clipped nickel but the other nickel could not be a retained strike thru , I know you was just writing what you was thinking. a retained strike thru is always flush with the surface of the coin. this is definately gule or one heck of a die gouge. the same thing is also on the bison's side so I'd say it about has to be glue . I have collected coins for what seems like since the beginning of time and sometimes dried glue can still confuse me for a few seconds. I always take a knife blade and check out a tiny area near the edge of the glue to see it it can be removed. surely anyone can tell the difference between glue and coin metal if they make a small scratch on it. for a coin I think may be worth something I use fingernail polish remover to get the glue off the coins. Troy W
Sorry. I should have specified the layer as "nickel-clad" instead of simply "clad". But, still, the coins are layered with a metal composed of different elements than what is the core of the coin (Copper). 75% Copper, 25% Nickel to be exact. Here's essentially what I was refering to... ...But it's obvious now that this isn't the case with the OP's coin. -Brian EDIT: I believe I was thinking the possible error that the OP saw was what looks to be exposed Copper from 2-4 o' clock on the 2nd nickel. Y'all are mentioning "glue" and whatnot, which I don't think the OP was refering.
these grading companies needs to stop hiring kids and get someone that knows what the heck they are doing. there is no such thing as clad on a nickel unless it is something I don't know about. the copper and nickel is melted and blended together as one solid metal. the coin you have here is a good coin and it should have been labeled as IMPROPER ANNEALED PLANCHET . the surface of your coin is coated with real copper dust from the annealing process and they are hard to find like this. Troy
Couple more pics of the clipped planchet Dont't know if these photos will help. I'm going to take both coins into the coin shop tomorrow and see what he thinks.
Took both down to a coin shop today. First is a genuine clip. The second coin he believed was possibly a cracked die but he wasn't positive. I'm going to take the coin to a couple other places this week and see if I can get a more definitive answer.
