I have this nickle, I pulled it out of circ. about 3 years ago in Florida. Any help is great... thanks in advance fo any help...
Im not the best one to help you on this one. But Ill try. I at first thought clashed dies, but that dont add up. Its all wrong to be clashed dies. So Im guessing that this coin was sandwiched between two other jeffersons and then squashed in a vice. Or something else that can apply alot of pressure.
I agree. Sandwich job. But I don't see evidence of a coin being squeezed into the reverse - only the obverse.
As others have said, it's most likely due to a nickel being pressed into the obverse face of your coin while it sat on a flat surface. Still, let me ask you, does the reverse face show any signs of doubling? Is the coin out-of-round or is the diameter greater than normal? Does the reverse face show the flattening expected of a fake? The reason I'm not dismissing it entirely is that from 1968 - 1974 the Denver Mint produced quite a few exotic errors including very weak brockages on double-struck nickels.
Sorry for my comments above. Interesting comments by Mike. AND: I just noticed that the lettering of the reverse (on the obverse) is NOT reversed! (which it would have to be if it were a hammer job.) ?????????
wow, thanks all. it has nothing on the reverse. i thought it was a hammer job too, but i have seen weirded stuff made by the mint, i figured you guys might know. It is pretty dramatic in hand. If there are anymore questions, Id be happy to answer them, or take more photos. Thanks again everybody.
The reverse does seem to show flattening of the rim betweem UNUM and AMERICA and between UNITED and E PL. That, combined with the absence of any doubling on the reverse, would indicate post-strike alteration.
give me 2 nickels and a hammer and i can pound them into a dime the size of a half dollar. Thats a hammer job, with out any dought. ebay for 10 cents. lol
