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Here is a raw 1946 Jefferson Nickel that has an almost CAMEO effect on the obverse.



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Two things, one "on topic" and the other an extension of the OP's coin.

Here's my contribution to "unusual" items.
At least I think(?) it's unusual.
You don't hear a lot about Euro coin errors.
A double clipped 2-euro coin complete with Blakesley Effect.




For the second topic it's a question.
The OP mentioned "almost CAMEO".
The question is, "What does the Mint do with dies used to strike proof coins?"
I believe only about 2000 proof coins are struck from those dies.
Do they then use them to make business strikes?
That would be one way business strikes could have a cameo appearance.

 

If you are implying that the OP's coins was made from proof dies, no proofs were made between 1942 and 1950.
2000 proofs made? 1942 had 25,000 of each type and 1950 had 50,000.
Although I cannot say that this has never happened, I doubt that it happened during this era.

 

should read: no proof from 1943 to 1949.

 

They were made in 1942. They were made in 1950. They were not made "between 1942 and 1950". What am I missing here?

 

Good point. I overlooked the fact that no proofs were struck in 1946.
But I really was thinking in more general terms.
My understanding is that dies for proof coins are not used very long (the number 2000 or 2500 coins sticks in my mind).
For any date, are proof dies used after their usefulness for striking proof coins has terminated?
All the Red Book says is that they are replaced frequently.

 

unusual find

All three coins found in the same coffee can of cents.

It was exciting to find the three unusual coins in the mix. Then I realized that they were not related in any way. The can just happened to have an artificially plated cent & a Bahamas cent in it.

 

A circulated 1874 trade dollar (that hasn't been cleaned):



Show me another one....Mike

 

Here are some neat "animal" coins, all found in circulation - I work near an airport (not my pics, but examples of coins I have):

Korea 500 Won:



Australia 20 cents:



Croatia 2 Kune:



Joe

 

That is unusual. I think it is a condition rarity with population of 1.

 

Here CSA re strike that was struck in 1961 and sold as souvenirs

 

what happened

check this out tell me what happened

 

Do you know the weight & what does the edge look like?

 

Here is something unusual... It is my pug taking my two chihuahuas for a walk.

 

the edge is reeded the weight dont no but i am thinking it is heavier than a 25cent soder maybe

 

If it is heavy, then I think you have answered your own question correctly. It has something added to the reverse side = Post mint damage.

 

If the weight is correct then my first guess would be that two blank planchets entered the striking chamber at the same time.
This one got struck by the obverse die.
Somewhere there is/was one that looks the same except it only has the reverse design struck.

 

Todd just finished taking photos of the rest of my private slabbed Indian cents so I will be posting them over the next week or so. Here is an unusual really neat error from my collection. I believe it was struck through a piece of wire - you'll notice it starts on the cheek, goes across through Liberty into the feathers, then back around through the ear and down over the diamonds to the 7 in the date.

 

Philip I
AR antoninianus
Rome, 247-248 AD
blank obverse
AEQVITAS AVGG
Aequitas standing facing left, holding cornucopia and scales

This coin was somehow struck without an obverse. Now, obviously, an obverse die is necessary, so how was this made? I think that two flans were accidentally placed between the dies, causing one to receive an obverse image and on a reverse. Odd enough for you?

 

Two planchets struck at the same time? Yours got the heads side, and the other one got the tails side???