I have a 1987 D nickel with what looks like a clad layer after strike error. Can anyone give me a rough value. Thanks
That's quite interesting. While I don't know your answer, I would like to see what @paddyman98 thinks about this one.
First of all.. Nickels do not have a Clad Layer What you have is an interesting Retained Lamination Error. It was struck then somehow folded over. I have seen similiar laminations but that example is a beauty!
That's an awesome coin, thanks for posting. Would love to see any other pics of it. How goes that even happen given a nickel is an alloy?
I still can not find much about what caused this on the face. If it was a fold over won't there be some indication of it on the back? thanks grh
I'll go out on a limb with an explanation I think is plausible. This looks like it was a clamshell lamination in the planchet which, when the blank was fed into the coining chamber, caught on and got pushed up enough by the feeder fingers to be folded down in the opposite direction and struck into the coin.
I just looked back at the coin and realized It cannot be what I postulated . . . it had to be struck before being folded over. That's what I get for not thinking enough before posting. This is far less scarce, but still neat, and probably worth $10 - $20 to a collector.
It is a bit difficult to put value on a coin like yours. It is a one off unique sort of deal. Not like a 1955 doubled cent that has a market history. Yours is the kind of deal where the value is based upon how much another collector wants it. Nobody really wants to lead you astray, really. I think you have a cool coin there. Probably the only way you will be able to determine a solid value is to place it up for auction. But I wouldn't expect much of a windfall.
Thanks for the reply. If it were your coin would you put it in an auction and with who? What is a low ball rough guess what it might go for. thanks grh
Well.... I don't sell coins. It is a sickness of mine...... But I believe an expectation of $10-$20 as @ToughCOINS mentioned above would be realistic.
