Hi everyone. I received this nickel in change today. Its looks damaged but when looking at both sides.. Well your the experts you'll know what im seeing. Thanks for the advice
I'm not an expert and all I see is a damaged coin. Could you please post a clear closeup of the circled area. Thank you. Edit. Your photos are too small to see anything other than the damage.
In an attempt to educate; @Todd bordon - If you look at the cuts, you can see how the metal has moved after the coin was struck. It's most noticeable on the reverse, as the lines of Monticello are distorted where the 'cuts' are. Typically, the first thing to look for in an error of the type that you though this was, is to see if there is any raised metal around the anomaly. If there is, move on to the next coin, 'cuz raised metal is 99.9999999% PMD (post-mint damage). No raised metal? Check for distortion of the finer details of the coin. Distortion is there? Move on. Now try and think of how/why/what caused the anomaly of the coin you're looking at. Try and think of something in the world outside of the mint that could have caused it. If there is anything at all you can think of that caused the irregularity, then you're most likely correct, and it didn't happen at the mint, therefore not an error. In the case of this coin, someone was bored and had a nickel and some snips, and entertained themselves. There are literally billions of coins with all sorts of anomalies. And with the utmost certainty, I will say that all but a very few, and I mean like 0.0000001% are nothing more then PMD. Knowing these tidbits of info, along with more that you pick up along the way, will make the hunt that much faster, and save yourself the adrenaline rush over nothing. Don't stop searching, but be aware of the clues you're looking for... and Welcome to CoinTalk!
