A very shiny coin caught me attention today and I at first didn't recognize the value. On my way to picking it up off the counter (in my loose change) I assumed it was foreign b/c I didn't immediatly recognize the image. Upon picking it up I realized the tails image was backwards. Looks very cleanly stamped...just inversed. Looking around the interned I learned it's a 2004 LA Purchase (handshake) nickel. I've also looked around at various errors and haven't found any clear indication on the rarity of inversed images. Any ideas?
So are you saying the image is mirrored? I don't think that can happen...the way the dies are made I don't see how. Speedy
Wow, am I embarrased. My eyes are going bad because I had it upside down. Before you laugh...I just briefly scanned it and the "1803" and the serif on the "F" in five cents are the same backwards. I even had my wife look at it...and she said it was backwards. Only when I was taking a pic of it did I notice it was upside down! Hey I could have just said I lost it. BTW, I did find it was possible...when a coin sticks to the stamper and in itself becomes a stamper for the next coin. Anyone have any idea what a 1936 buffalo head nickel is worth?
This wouldn't make it possible for a mirrored image...that would make a dubbled struck coin and that wouldn't make a mirrored---that would make 2 of the same thing minted on the same side... From your photo the coin looks fine...its up side down...but I think you know that... Speedy
