Hi, I would be interested in Mike's take on this one too. Without having the coin to look at closely, I can only guess. It looks like something...
Hi, The problem is that lamination errors are plentiful on early nickels. Most often it is the case on Indian Head nickels that a lamination...
Hi, Also, it is not a thick planchet as the edge remains sharp and squared. Thanks, Bill
Hi and WELCOME, The edge is rounded . The coin is damaged. They are called "dryer coins" as they really do get stuck inside the fins of...
The 1946 has a lamination error. It is pretty good but not rare. They are very common on earlier nickels in general. The 1944 P nickel is a...
I went and dug through my old copies of CoinWorld and the April 6, 2009 issue has an article in which a lot of doubt is raised about the actual...
Hi All, The 1996 Wide AM was reported on too soon. The coin was not authenticated. A few die variety experts saw high resolution images of the...
Hi, I don't think so. I see die deterioration doubling. Thanks, Bill
Rockdude has it.... You'll see a lot of that on cents of the middle 1920s, for example. Thanks, Bill
Nice pictures, I still don't have #3 :-) Nice set! Bill
Hi, The correct term is doubled die with a D. That's not nit picky:-) It's just better to use the proper terminology. Also, this looks , as...
Hi, These are very common. They are very slight misaligned die strikes. They do not command a premium when they are as slight as the ones that...
Hi, I've mentioned this before. The numbers in the Cherrypickers' guide and numbers like Population reports for slabs are basically useless....
Nope...This is not from a machine. it is simply a coin that has had 4 cuts placed into it with some type of tool. Could be a cutting tool if the...
This effect is due to die deterioration and is not really machine doubling. Thanks, Bill
I know who the seller is he emailed me first, remember:-) He is clueless. If he sells it though, he won't get a charge back as the knucklehead...
I'm betting the pinhead is using photoshopped images. I am also betting that you don't get the coin in the picture. Bill [IMG]
I'm not sure how this turned out but if the coin were placed between two pieces of belting leather and a few careful hammer blows were made, the...
If we call some coins, Barber halves, Barber quarters and Barber dimes...Why don't we call Liberty Head nickels....Barber nickels?
It drives me nuts to see or hear every true die variety, damaged coin or a coin in a particular die state called an "error" . Errors are...
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