To Slab, Or Not To Slab? Slabbing question. Is it worth it?

Hi, I have these nickels that are in great condition. I'm just wondering if it would be worth getting slabbed Here are my questions
1. Are any worth slabbing
2. What grade would they get
3. Are they cleaned
4. What are the values if they were slabbed
EXTRA QUESTION: Alot of people said that the second nickel was a double strike but i never got a confirmation on that post. Can anyone tell me if its genuine and the value? I found both of these coins while coin roll hunting.

 

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That second coin is trippy!

 

That second coin is trippy! Looks like machine doubling during striking. An error coin?

The 1942-P type 1 would probably grade MS64. The steps are not quite full. PCGS price guide lists it at $20. I would not slab that one.
But ANACS is very good for labeling error coins. Perhaps the 1999 coin could be sent to ANACS to see how they label it. I think the value on that one could be worth the slabbing cost.

 

not 1st 1, second 1 is very cool.

 

Do any of you guys have an idea of what the second coin is?

 

That second one deserves a good going over. Put it in a separate thread in the error forum.

 

Either that second coin is an error, or I need to slow down on the tequila. TC

 

Hahaha

 

PM Mike Diamond about the second coin, it may be a double struck nickel. If it is, it may be worth slabbing. The first coin, maybe not.

 

He ought to put it in the error forum so we'll all see. Under the existing title and in this forum nobody knows there's an error issue at large. I guarantee we've got the talent, here. Given enough time somebody will come along and cut the plate with their fast one and solve this. Just entitle it right, and put it in the right forum, that's all he has to do.

 

It's already posted here: http://www.cointalk.com/t228426/

 

Yes I already PMed him about 2 days ago, he never replied. I just PMed him again so let's hope he replies

 

Cool, I hope it's unique and a winner. I hope the experts weigh-in and help you as I'm sure they will... This place (CoinTalk) is awesome with a lot of smart people who will help at the drop of a hat. Nice coins no matter the results IMO :smile

 

My guess is that seeing how the second image has no detail on it only the outline of the face, and the date itself is moved and struck over the original that it is a double struck but not as in a valuable double die restrike. It is one of two types of machine doubling that cause this; one is known as bounce where the die comes down strikes the blank the die itself shifts slightly on impact and bounces thus hitting the coin again super imposing that image over the original which is my vote for this coin. The other is along the lines of a broadstrike. Where the coin has a broken or missing collar that holds the coin and the coin shifts in this case to the right so the image is "doubled" to the left. Check the size versus a normal nickel for diameter if it's larger and spread it's more valuable as a broadstike than for the second image. There is a 1999-D on ebay listed as an error that looks like your coin only the back of the head and pony tail, ribbon etc. are doubled. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1999-D-JEFFERSON-NICKEL-ERROR-/310678136894#vi-content Off topic but the other two types of machine doubling are Longacre doubling where the die design is engraved in such a way to ensure sharp details but can cause "flow" of metal into those area's creating a second outline...think Indian head cents. The other is drag doubling where the die moves at the precise moment it strikes the coin thus smearing and dragging the image in a direction aka shelf doubling. Then there are also man made doubling like die abrasion think 55 cent poor man's double die, making polishing mistakes like the polishing wheel gouges on the "tiger claw" ike dollars and even some valuable one's like over-strikes and over-mint marks where the coin was purposely struck again.

 

Is this common in nickels or is it rare?