1969 American Nickel?

Hey I have this and unsure what the error would be classified as but it has a bowtie type of effect where the edge is thicker on each side as to the center is thinner I do not agree that its was done after mint due to it coming from a packaged stated uncirculated

 

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I think what you have is a very minor misaligned die strike. Very common to that degree and worth no extra premium.

I can't see anything else in the photos.

 

It could be from the mint, however, no biggie

 

That one is easy to explain. It is what is known as a Tapered Planchet.
When they were rolling the Planchets into the proper thickness, at one point the sheet of metal was not pressed correctly. This is most common on Lincoln Cents.
Nice to have found one on a Nickel!

 

Here is a good definition;

Definition: A planchet that thins out at one pole due to a mishap in the rolling mill.

Here is an example of one that I own - 1955 Cent

 

I guess they do have a premium for collectors such as me. I won this Tapered Cent because I just had to have it!

 

I'm not seeing a tapered planchet...

 

You're not?.. Really?
So what do you see? I don't see any MAD.. That's Tapered in my book.

 

The "tapered" area seems kind of small; might a very minor clip do that?

 

Not really. Now you are talking about 2 different things.
A Tapered Planchet usually occurs near the very end of the sheet that is being used to punch out Planchets. Since it's thinner at that end this causes the Planchet to become thinner on one end. Think of it as cookie dough. Take the dough and use a roller to flatten it out. The center of the dough is usually thicker than the edge. if you cut a cookie near the edge the cookie would be thicker on one side than the other.

Here is a good article by Mike Diamond - I want to share this webpage with you - http://www.coinworld.com/news/us-co...he-rolling-mill-collectors-clearinghouse.html

 

Oh, I understand tapered planchets; it's just that a very small clip looks similar, the rim is there but it looks tapered from the side. The example here shows a bit much taper for that, but I wanted to raise the possibility.

 

I'm seeing a nearly imperceptible MAD from about 9 to 11 o'clock on the obverse above WE TRUST.

A tapered planchet would result in a subsequent weak strike to the side where the tapering is from the end of the strip. OP is describing a bowl effect, claiming it is thinner at the center than at the edges. This is not describing a tapered planchet, or any other mint error that I know of.

Looks like another well struck nickel from the 60's.

 

OK.. slightly
I say it's a slight MAD with Tapering.. I think when he said Center it's not the Center of the coin that he is referring to. I think he means from one side to the other. Don't you see the thickness on one end and the thinness on the other?
First picture has that bowtie look he is describing. The center is the this part of the coin and then it gets wider as you move around and back.

 

On a Cent but this is a Nickel. It's a thicker Planchet so the strike won't be as weak.

 

Must be very perceptive to catch that. Shows to check that 3rd side of a coin!

 

I thought the bowtie more indicative of damage because even a tapered planchet would be contained within the collar. OP coin looks out of round with that bowtie on the edge.

I guess I need better photos...