Hi Stan, My Pleasure! Bill
Hi, Earlier nickels had the mint marks added to the dies with a punch. The P was smaller and that is normal. Once we get to the 1990/1991...
It looks like die #3 but seeing LIBERTY would help. Thanks, Bill
Those are all contact marks. The coin is just badly dinged up. It's all damage. Thanks, Bill
Hi and Welcome, Can you post an image of the coin? Thanks, Bill
It's either a form of damage that occurs immediately after the strike, known as machine doubling. OR, it is another form of damage due to unknown...
Top one - Large Date Bottom one- Small date Ebay...a typical coin with die chips in typical places on wheats from the late '50s. The coin on...
Hi and Welcome! Have Fun, Bill
The coins where the spacing of the elements on the edge is shifted, is an actual error caused by a small amount of slippage as the coin passes...
We do see the same type of damage on other coins, we call them bag marks. On quarters, for example, we will sometimes see marks left by the...
Sorry but it is just rot (corrosion), despite what others might think:-)
It is all from the effects of the grease filled die. Thanks, Bill
It is not even a Mint Set. If it contains only the war-time nickels, it is a privately produced set of coins. It may have been in a small...
That pertains to cents dated 1960. Thanks, Bill
To further clarify and to add another example, this 2005 P nickel shows the damage done by a coin wrapping/rolling machine. It will usually...
Hi Stewart, It does make an interesting display and a fun teaching tool while it is connected to the article. Have Fun, Bill
A coin rolling machine is just that....it counts and wraps the coins mechanically. Bank wrapped rolls pass through counting/wrapping machines.
I'm not sure if the correct answer was ever posted...BUT... It is definitely post Mint damage. The coin was damaged in a coin wrapping/rolling...
Sorry, It's just circulation damage. The 1 and the 3 are also damaged. Thanks, Bill
Treashunt nailed them all:-) ...What he said:-) Thanks, Bill
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