I just purchased a strange looking, off centered nickel. I bought it because it looks different than most off centered strikes. I paid on the high end for it and would love to hear some good news. The obverse and reverse of the off strike are not alligned whatsoever. The obverse is normal looking, while the reverse is a lot more off centered. Any info would be great. I just spent the last hour looking at different off centered strikes and cant find another that is similar.
I have about 25 of these off centers that are dateless picked from bags. Sorry to say I see a maybe $20.00 error here. I have these that are dated and with full steps if yours had a date and full steps you have some value. I'll post a few to give you an idea what to look for. neat looking error but dateless errors are very common.
Paddy, I think the question is about the anomaly on the reverse. It sure is a nice looking coin, unfortunately I don't have an explanation for what you're seeing. I'm sure an error expert will chime in soon.
I am going to stick my neck out and offer a possible explanation for how this error occurred. My theory is this off-center nickel was struck twice (if not more times). First Strike - The planchet entered the coining chamber and was struck off center. The off-center nickel then stuck to the hammer die (obverse die). Second Strike - A new planchet entered the coining chamber normally. The hammer die came down to strike the planchet and the off-center nickel stuck to the hammer die became a partial brockage. The obverse of the off-center nickel received a second strike from the obverse die while the reverse of the off-center nickel got smashed into the blank planchet in the collar. The previously struck details on the reverse of the off-center nickel were distorted by the blank planchet. The blank planchet also created a partial brockage in the reverse of the previously-struck off-center nickel. When the dies came together for this second strike the portion of the previously-struck off-center nickel between the hammer die and the blank planchet came under extreme pressure (because of a double thickness of metal between the dies) causing the metal to flow toward the edge further distorting the previously-struck reverse. Somewhere out there is a cool partial brockage. It would be the coin that was struck in the collar when this off-center nickel was stuck to the hammer die. Anyway, that is the best explanation I can come up with. :sniper: Fire away!! :sniper:
what Error expert? I've been collecting errors and nickles long before you were born! It's IMHO a off center strike and yes does show some signs of what looks like blockage however again IMHO its not an high dollar error coin. I have sold over a hundred of Jeffersons without dates struck just like this one for $10 each. Blockage:{ a mirror image of the design impressed on the Opposite side of the same coin}
I don't at all doubt your ability to identify errors, Paddy. I just didn't see a direct answer to the question. I wasn't at all insinuating that you weren't an expert, I was just commenting that maybe someone could offer an explanation for the anomaly in question...No need for condescending remarks.
I'll be interested in hearing Mike Diamond's take on this one. It's not your garden variety $10 off-center strike though.
You mean BROCKAGE?? This in no typical double struck nickel and I would bet that is worth 10x your assessed value. You could have owned millions of them... I'm sorry but your assessment was incorrect.
I do have quite a few cheap off centered, dateless coins. I thought the same thing Hobo stated. That it might have been stuck on the obverse, and struck quite a few times on the reverse. I am aware that dates and full steps would bring a little added value to your typical off center strike. I try to buy only off center strikes with more errors. I like double errors. I even have the same partial collar, obv brockage Paddy does. I sent another odd off centered nickel from the same dealer to NGC and it was attributed as off centered with reverse indent. This new one I bought looks totally different than any other Ive seen. It looks different than the multiple struck ones Ive seen too. I'll send it in with my next submission...whenever that will be?
I agree with Hobo that this is a double struck off-center but I have a slightly different explanation of how it occurred. The first strike was well off center. On the second strike was more on center but there was also a blank planchet between the reverse of the coin and the reverse die. The additional pressure allowed the obverse die to wipe out all or almost all of the first obv strike. On the reverse the first strike impressed itself into the blank planchet causing some distortion but preserving the details. Between the edge of the first strike and the edge of the second we see the indentation of the blank planchet.
No definitive answer as of yet. Id really hate to send this in to a tpg for attribution. There are better experts on this site and the info is free. pcgs would charge over $60 now. That's ridiculous! I buy and sell most error coins for under 50. Anacs only charges about 15 but collectors hate anacs slabbed coins. Should I just anacs this for the info?
