plating blisters due to zinc rot....
a genuine racketeer nickel should show as much wear on the plating as there is on the coin itself.
a scratch that deep on a 2009 would clearly expose the zinc underneath. I do'nt see any in the first pic so I think this struck through wire........
doubled die reverse on small date zinc, see my avatar...google will give links to many articles
just to confirm... PCGS and NGC are not interested in labelling discovery pieces. Even after my 82 Lincoln was published in all the major mags and...
MD
1982 small date zinc doubled die reverse discovery coin, my avatar.....
both of these were caused by the crimping fingers of a coin roller...pmd
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