Just a few coins unsure if errors or not. Any advice or help would be great. Also first time poster. Be easy with me
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You have done some pretty concise homework for someone who is admittedly operating out of their depth, Jacob - each questionable feature is imaged clearly for the observer, and each is of enough magnitude to warrant question. V Nickel: Exposure to some sort of corrosive agent, in conjunction with incomplete alloy mixing of the planchet so some striations of "stronger" metal remain when adjacent areas are eaten away. Buffalo: A small but clear lamination. Of minor interest; I'd keep it. First Lincoln image: A clear manifestation of incomplete adhesion of clad layer to underlying substrate, common in clad Lincolns. Possibly (probably?) related to roller marks from when the planchet stock was first rolled into the proper thickness. Jefferson Nickel: Classic Machine Doubling. Second Lincoln pic: The cladding has split at the sharp demarcation between the mint mark and surrounding field, exposing the zinc underneath. Another "classic" clad Lincoln (we call them "Zlincolns") manifestation. As much work as you did to make our job easy, you deserve equal care in the answers.
Welcome to the neighborhood @Jacob Courter ! I agree with Dave that the Buff is a lamination error. Here is one that I have. Chris
Appreciate your very detailed response and kindness in its depth. Nice to receive a bit of information and generosity alike.
I do have one more question for today actually. What's the difference between the last buffalo nickel I uploaded and this maybe error. I thought this was what a lamination error was.
Agreed; this one is far less clearcut. Imaging is not an infallible discovery method; in many cases it devolves to your Calibrated Mk. I Eyeball™ and experience inspecting both possibilities.
