Hi. Have found a 1944-P Nickel with 2 die breaks on the obverse. Am I correct in calling them die breaks, and what would this coin be worth. Note that the picture does not show the date very well, but it is definitely 1944.
Those are not Die Breaks. A die break would be on the die itself. A piece would break off on the edge so when it strikes the blank planchet the metal from the planchet will flow into the void and will appear raised on the coin. They are called Cuds. I don't know what that is. Maybe some weird Lamination which would be a planchet issue. You really need to post a better picture of the Obverse. Bigger and clearer!
Welcome to CT! As noted, you may have a lamination issue. It does draw interest amongst some collectors but most won’t draw a large premium. War Nickels had loads of lamination issues so there may be some saturation in those planchet errors. Looking at the ‘P’ mint mark, you may have an RPM. Better photos would be needed. But that would probably be of larger interest to variety collectors opposed to error collectors for the lamination issue. But not by much.
Thanks for the photo. Looks more like a lamination before the strike occurred. This is common in the war nickels. It’s darker in those areas due to metal content, which is going to be slightly different as that’s what caused the metal to peel away from the planchet.
