Looks like a scratch, because it goes onto the rim. A closer up photo might be helpful, but from what I can see, it's not an error.
Sorry, but it's damaged, and not an error coin. See the rim damage @ "Trust" - that's the continuation of the damage across the face of Lincoln.
The single coin photos are all of damaged pieces (except for my ex-Clusters!). We weren't there when they were damaged, so aside from saying...
Solder on the reverse, cleaned harshly, etc......
They don't look like mis-annealed nickels to me - maybe larger photos would be helpful. And yes, other dates are known for Jeff.nickels - 1959 is...
A very small lamination area, and lots of bag marks/contact marks.
MD
I know the OP says it's smaller in diameter, but I don't see that - it certainly doesn't look half-way between a cent and dime diameter to me.
Mechanical doubling on the Mintmark
I don't see any evidence of chemicals, so I believe, as do the two posts above, that it's a rolled thin planchet.
It's genuine, and your side shot shows the 'cut & tear' marks inside the clip - That's the 3rd authentication point, after metal flow and...
Please do not mail the coin to me. If original poster would like to share larger photos of both sides of the coin, I'll (and all of us) will be...
Numismatic Pareidolia
The China Mint started it's modern minting of coins in 1979, and by 1982, premiered the Panda Coin program - which turned out to be incredibly...
I have a great story about this CM Medal. It was discovered as an error at my 1985 Baltimore ANA Table - but not by me ! It's Kinda long, and I...
Based on what I can see in the two photos, it's probably plated. It doesn't have the luster it should if it were struck on an unplated zinc...
Your photo is very blurry - However, I'd guess that what you see is damage from a counting or rolling machine.
I've handled lots of the ones that were overstruck by the 20 centesimi, but I'm not familiar with the original coin. I see the doubled die on it,...
Thanks for the reverse photo. Not an improper metal mixture 'woody'.
No, not based on the photo above. Rev. Photo ?? The pattern is too perfect w/the parallel lines. That's not how improper metal mixture coins...
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