I'm new at CRHing (on my 10th box) and collecting, but I set aside these last 2 coins I thought were odd. They are probably nothing, but I thought I would defer to more experienced eyes... http://s8.postimage.org/nhyrn1bjp/coin.jpg I set aside the nickel because the right side of the pediment above the columns looks slightly misshapen and flattened out more than the left. I'm not sure whether this is due to wear or not. The penny I set aside because one side is missing. I've seen pictures of split planchets with a similar texture, but like I said I'm new at this and it could just be someone having fun with a belt sander. Also can anyone give me tips on spotting DDO's? I have extremely good close up vision and can easily read the micro-printing on a dollar bill without a magnifier but some of the pictures of DDO's I've seen are so tiny or vague and I don't see how people were able to spot them without putting each coin under a microscope. Thanks!
While we're on the subject of finding interesting coins from circulation, what is the deal with this coin? This a nickel that appears to be a 1976D with a fairly normal looking reverse but the obverse looks very worn. If it was just normal wear from circulation one would expect both sides to be comparatively worn but their conditions are quite different.
The '76D? looks to have had the obverse severly polished. The circular scratches on the reverse may well be where the coin slipped in whatever was holding it during the polishing. In my opinion post strike damage.
The circular marks on the reverse are from the coin being at the end of a shotgun roll. When the machine crimped the roll it went into the coin, unfornately. This type of mark is very common on circulated coinage. This is especially true the longer a coin circulates as it has an increased probability of being placed at the end of a shotgun roll. I am with Stang1968 on this one, I think the obverse of the coin is a result of a grease filled die.
