I have a 1962 nickel that I call my "apostrophe nickel"; it has a mark between the 19 and the 62. I am fairly new/inexperienced at recognizing known errors or being able to tell if something is an error at all so I was hoping the collective minds here can help me out on this. Thank you in advance
I'd lean towards lamination rather than damage, personally, based on the jagged edging of it. The 'apostrophe' appears to be a retained piece of that lamination that was peeling off. Just my opinion and I'm no expert by a long shot.
I am going with the lamination opinion...this seems to be the consensus. I appreciate the input and education! (the pics are a result of trying to post this post earlier and having horrible pics that would probably be ridiculed, so I worked on it....glad to hear they worked out!)
I dont' agree with lamination, here's why. in the last picture where the Y is visible in liberty it's also there, i think it's all rim damage across the area and not a lamination based on this picture. deformation on the top of the 1 can also be seen in this picture. taken as a whole of the area, this looks like it was scraped.
That's what I initially suspected as an alternative to being an error and that is the answer I thought I would get from here. Either way...not an error. I was posting in the hope that it was an error but after thinking about it...if, when researching, I don't find info of multiple instances of something; then it cannot be a die error because a die doesn't make a single error, it happens over and over. If no-one has ever heard of it then it's more likely a planchet (lamination) or single occurrence damage. I don't know if my logic is correct but it seemed to make sense to my pea-brain.
no, your logic is correct on it. it wouldn't be a die error. it could either be a planchet error or flaw,,,, or damage. Based on the pictures, I just can't say conclusively it's not damage, it appears to be damage though. the lines on the rim going inward suggests damage, the flaking suggests a very minor lamination. it's a tough call, maybe a touch of both, but either way I'm not sure it would be a desirable example for someone to want to have and pay much for. Much larger laminations than this sell on ebay from between $1.00 and $20.00 with most falling around the $5.00 range. if it is a lamination it would be tiny in comparison to what is on the market and it seems tied in with some sort of rim damage in that area. Again, Really appreciate the nice pictures. You are on the right track as far as what to ask about, that's a tough one to determine but in the end I think it's so minor even if it is a lamination it wouldn't add much value if any.
Considering the rim appearance in that area I think it's a embedded flake from a fin that has been folded over.
Welcome on the CT train ride @Fabrosee. While your photos are good, I wish they had been posted Full Image so they could be easily enlarged and viewed. Just me.
