Was just browsing the error coins section, and though I'd hurry and toss up a couple of pics (and I still suck at taking photos!!!) and see what you guys think. I can only think that Dad must have hung on to these thinking they were valuable error coins. I may never know! It's a nickel from 1962 and a 50cent from '72. Both are a hair smaller than they should be. Substantially thinner as well. The 50cent is weird, if I thought that coins were made by die cast, I would think that not enough coin material got injected into the mold. But since they are struck, I can't imagine what might have gone wrong. The whole coin is copper looking, with just a flash of silver on the obverse. My photos probably don't show it really well, but they are also a bit "blurry" too. (the coin itself, not just my picture.... I hope you know what I mean) I shot them next to normal coins to hopefully show the difference. Anyway, here are the pics, lemme know what you guys think! (dang, it won't let me upload more than 5. Ok, the 6th was just another profile shot showing the thinness of the nickel, which is inconsistent from edge to edge. REALLY thin on one side, only partially thinned out on the other.
Farns: #1) coins made by the US mint are struck, they are never die cast. But, if you were just making a supposition, forgive me for responding to this comment. I just wouldn't want a newbie to misunderstand your statement. #2) Sorry, but both of the coins were acid dipped.
No, I know they are struck. I was just making the comparison to a plastic toy that didn't get enough plastic juice squirted into the mold. I was thinking that maybe a sub-standard planchet ended up in the machine or something. But somebody just soaked them in acid huh? I can see that taking the finish off, but quite a bit of the diameter is gone too... Hmmm....
