Jefferson Nickel On 4.3G Planchet

Thomas hasn't been on the site since the cryptic post on Friday. I don't think he'll be back, since he's got it all figured out! Lol!

 

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A silver dime planchet weighs 2.5g so the 4.3 gram has nothing to do with it.
And, if you lay a dime on top of a nickel you can see why you would get little or no rims.
Some people dismiss old threads, but the current people can still discuss them.

 

I found one like hes describing it weighs 4.2 but mine says 1962 D but its really hard to make out the words under magnification

 

Pics please.

 

Coins struck on smaller planchets can still have raised rims.

 

Please explain.

 

Simple.

A dime planchet (raised rims) is struck by quarter dies. The rims don't disappear they just flatten a bit sometimes, but not completely and not evenly.

 

The recessed rim gutter of the other set of dies can also provide a quasi-rim

 

That is a topic for the faint at heart. Haven't heard that term in a while.

 

A coin die along the outer edge has an incused/recessed circular ring called a 'gutter.'

It's job is to sharpen the rim upon striking.