1996 P nickel struck through error and die clash

Thank you!! That's all I ask for is an explanation. That's how we learn. Even when researching you may miss something or not understand. So your constructive input is needed and appreciated.

 

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Claw coins thanks for the info. I went back and took another look at both sides and confirmed it has at least four clashes. Each set of pics shows the obverse and reverse as it pertains to the clash. Also look at the shadow on reverse and then look at the obverse the shadow is reversed and in front of the face you can see the impression.

 

My brain is asleep right now ... lol

but here is an overlay of the image for die clash
keep in mind the die goes deep at the middle of the building (in order for the metal to bulge out in the final product, it's reversed). and thus the bust also goes deep. So most die clashes occur around the edges of the respective "images"
For your dime, the berries protruded out enough to affect the incused eye area which wasn't as deep as the berries were high (apparently, I haven't measured them) http://www.maddieclashes.com/ten-cent-overlays/
http://www.maddieclashes.com/five-cent-overlays/


you have to differentiate this from damage.
There is significant circulation damage, stains and wear on your nickel.

Also if you look around the verbage around the edge you'll see the striations & bumps which is from die deterioration .. those flows of planchet metal etching the die and in instances bumps which become permanent and ever increasing.

as the die deteriorates your get changes around the main objects too - the bust and the building. This image on this page shows more radical change.
keep in mind, each die deteriorates differently, so this link is *one* example and it varies as much as there are dies ...
http://www.error-ref.com/orange-peel-texture/


Look at the visual aspect of the above image, and your image.
your coin shows die deterioration not just around the outer edge and the letters, etc. but also around the main subjects in the middle in a circle around the monticello.

Die Deterioration is an ever evolving (of damage) to the die and the result to the coins. You'll have to understand the "evolution" of deterioration from the first coin to the 10,000th coin. The end result is a die that no longer flat "flat fields", has concave sections around areas of heavy metal flow (around the deep/large sections of the die), and metal flow.

If you had all the coins made from one singular die, you could technical sort batches them in order of production. From nice "crisp" details, to something that resembles a blob and everything in between.

 

Got it, thanks!